Posted by traps on May 4, 2004, at 10:06:52
In reply to Re: Effexor added..success stories please!, posted by CourtneyM on May 3, 2004, at 22:45:19
I was on 112.5mg for about 2 months, then I started tapering down. 75mg for 2 months, 37.5mg for 2 months. Depending on your situation, don't make getting off the meds a race.
My doctor wanted me to go from 112.5mg to nothing in 2 weeks, but everything I have been reading has influenced me to do it a little differently.
So after consulting with my doctor this is what I decided to do after the 2 months of 37.5mg...
________________________________________________First off...buy yourself on of those pill seperators you can get at any drug store(Mon, Tues, Wed, etc.)
Then what you do is pull the 37.5mg pill apart and empty the contents (granules) onto a large flat surface...make sure you can see them though (they're really small).
Use a credit card or something to divide the granules in half by eye...it doesn't have to be exact but be as close as possible.
Place the granules in weekly pill seperator container, and throw away the capsules since they are no longer of use.
Now all you have to do is, when you normally take the pill, just place the granules in a teaspoon of yogurt and eat! That's all.
Then in the future when you decide to drop dose again...just devide the half piles in half again.
TAKE YOUR TIME THOUGH. Don't try to get off the pills too fast. I'm doing something like this and I'm experencing NO WITHDRAWALS:
18.7mg - 4 weeks
9.3mg - 2 weeks (currently here)
4.7mg - 2 weeksAfter that you can probably just quit...because theres only like 8 - 10 granules left. Good luck!
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