Posted by detroitpistons on February 16, 2006, at 11:55:20
In reply to Starting a New Thread!Lowering my dose of Effexor?, posted by shadowboxer on February 16, 2006, at 0:05:07
Stephany,
I was on 225 mg of Effexor and became hypomanic, so I tried going down to 150 mg and started getting withdrawal symptoms on the second day. I went back up to 225. My doctor gave me a startup pack of Effexor with the 37.5 mg pills. I took 187.5 mg for a week and then went down to 150 mg and everything was fine. Keep in mind that everybody's different and you are on a lower dose, so you might not get withdrawal symptoms. But I'd rather be safe than sorry, so tapering down by 37.5 mg for a week is probably your best bet.
> Hi, thank you for the ones who responded to my last post. Another question I have is "How should I gradually lower my dose of Effexor XR 150 mlg to 75 mlg?" Do I just start the next day with 75 mlg? I have capsules of 150 so how and if do I cut that in half with it being powder? When I was on 75 mlg of effexor, I was very pleased but wanted more energy so the doc. uped my dose to 150. Now all I want to do is get fat by eating and drinking!!!I am thinking about taking wellbutrin with it and lowering my dose? Comments and suggestions welcome and much appreciated! Thanks Stephany
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