Posted by 49er on March 29, 2008, at 11:06:21
In reply to Surviving Effexor Withdrawal, posted by sick kitty on March 22, 2008, at 22:50:42
Sick Kitty,
According to Laurie Yorke, an RN who runs paxil progress boards, that type of tapering schedule, particularly with Effexor will sabatoge your withdrawal big time.
The brain needs to time to adapt to less of a drug that has made neurochemical changes throughout the body. The recommendtion for tapering is 10% of the current dose every 3 to 6 weeks.
Since Effexor has one of the worst problems as far as withdrawal due to a very short half life, you may have to taper even more slowly.
Using another drug to help taper is not a good idea because you now have an additional drug to taper off of. You're also in danger of causing additional withdrawal symptoms.
49er
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