Posted by cactus on April 12, 2008, at 17:34:28
In reply to Went off Effexor without any problems!, posted by SteelyDan on April 12, 2008, at 13:25:07
it's funny how that happens, I was on 150mg and tapered very slowly, but I went through living hell for weeks after my last dose. I went from 150mg to 75mg for a month and then another 6 weeks of breaking open 75mg capsules for the next 6 weeks taking out extra pellets everyday until there was none left. Then BAM!!!!!!!
BUT....
My sister was on 225mg and came off it very quickly, in hospital under supervision because we have had similar reactions to stopping ssri's/snri's, I think it was about 8 days and she was totally fine. She was only given very small amounts of valium 5mg to 10mg a day, when she needed it, and was given Imovane for sleep at night as needed.
I think it's a perfect example of how different people react to different medications.
Luvox on the other hand got both of us, her more so than me, hence her hospitalization to come off efexor.
It's good of you Steely Dan to put that out there.
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