Posted by Damos on March 2, 2005, at 15:21:29
In reply to Re: Redirect: Effexor withdrawal symptoms!, posted by debinfl on March 2, 2005, at 9:04:29
> Hi, i have been off the effexorXR 150mg once a day for six days now. I called my doctor, told him of the symptons - he acted like he had never heard of having withdrawal from effexor. Do most doctors act like you are crazy, or just mine?
The consensus from what I have seen would be most. Stopping cold form 150mg is not a good idea if you want to avoid the worst of the side-effects, the most effective strategy is to wean off very slowly over a period of weeks months. Others have used other drugs to ease the withdrawal but I just wasn't going to introduce anything else into the mix.
You can do it cold, aint much fun but it can be done Jiggitykid did it from 300mg and survived and her experience and support has a huge help to so many of us. You'll know what you can and can't cope with. It's your body and your health so don't just leave the decisions up to your Dr. Print some of the posts out and take them with you if you need to just make sure the choices that are made are right for you.
Good Luck, Damos
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