Posted by bleauberry on September 26, 2008, at 18:04:22
In reply to going to come off effexor after 4 weeks, posted by mcjd on September 26, 2008, at 17:26:46
Effexor has strong reputation of being about the worst for withdrawals. A month on it is long enough to cause difficulty getting off. If your dose is low that should make it easier.
Tricks you can do...
Ask for a couple 10mg doses of prozac and take them a few days apart. The long living prozac will smooth out the withdrawal period. Get lowest dose effexor in capsule form. Empty out the beads inside of it to take custom sized doses. This way you can go from 37.5mg to roughly 30mg to roughly 25mg and so on. Much better than cold turkey. Just sprinkle your chosen amount of beads on applesauce and swallow.
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