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Re: Off effexor in 5 days

Posted by Cindy W on August 16, 2000, at 20:19:28

In reply to Re: Off effexor in 5 days, posted by shar on August 16, 2000, at 17:08:03

> Bill,
> That is my understanding of the approach people have had success with. I don't know about dosing. I do know that the more slowly you can taper off (ie, over weeks), the easier it should be (or that's what I've seen here).
>
>
> > I have been on effexor for 8 mos at 375 mg and I want off because it stopped working. I have added prozac to keep serotonin levels up, and am now dropping 75 mg per day - at 75. So far no symptoms. I am assuming that prozac is easier to get off of because of long half-life.
> >
> > Bill

Mr. Bill, when you say it stopped working, what changed for you? I've been taking the same dosage of Effexor-XR (375 mg/day) for about 8 months too, and have found recently that my depression and have OCD have gotten worse again. For me, it's feeling hopeless, counting, checking, and going back to the feelings that other people dislike me for being so weird. What's it like for you? Hope it is easy to stop also.


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