Posted by undopaminergic on April 15, 2008, at 0:21:11
In reply to Re: effexor withdrawl » CamW, posted by 49er on April 13, 2008, at 16:19:59
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> The first problem is that in my opinion,doctors advocate a way too fast tapering schedule. The Paxil Progress Boards recommend a 10% reduction of current dose every 3 to 6 [weeks] (Ed.).
>That may be appropriate for some people. For some (e.g. me), abrupt cessation ("cold turkey") is the best. For the rest, something in between would be better. In other words, the rate of withdrawal should be individualised.
> The 2nd issue is that withdrawal last alot longer than 2 months,
>It might, or there may be no withdrawal whatsoever.
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> Also, it is possible to feel fine for months and then all of a sudden have withdrawal symptoms that didn't previously exist.
>That's probably not withdrawal symptoms, at least not in the case of a drug with a half-live similar to Paxil and Effexor, as it would have been out of the body for a long time at that point. Withdrawal symptoms occur in response to withdrawal of a drug (decreasing tissue concentrations), so it makes no sense that withdrawal symptoms would appear out of the blue after the drug has been out of the body for weeks or months. It's possible that long-lasting changes induced by the drug may be a contributing factor in symptoms appearing long after the drug is stopped, but that would not be withdrawal symptoms.
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