Posted by cubic_me on September 17, 2005, at 11:55:53
I was on between 150-225mg effexor XR for 2 years and decided to come off it 6 months ago as I didn't think it was working. Like lots of people here I got withdrawal effects even if I was only a couple of hours late with a dose, head shocks, sweating, dizziness and nausea. It took me 3 months to come off completely and it wasn't easy at all, lots of withdrawal effects, but splitting the dose to 3 times a day really helped.
I've now been off for 3 months and in the last month I've had no withdrawal symptoms :) It was worth taking it slowly, and I'm really glad to be free of the drug now.
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