Posted by justjustine on February 2, 2004, at 11:52:19
In reply to Tapering off Effexor, posted by Kathygirl on February 2, 2004, at 9:39:58
please please go read some of the older posts on this site! i have been coming off effexor for a month now, and it's awful for me. i was on 150, tapered myself slowly to 75, dr dropped me to 37 for a week then to 0. it's been hellish. many times the withdrawals are mistaken for a relapse.
you will almost definitely need to taper more slowly than what your doc is suggesting if you don't want to get sick. i don't know how long the withdrawal lasts if you "cold-turkey" i'm on week 4 right now, and getting better...
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