Posted by Janelle on July 18, 2001, at 16:17:45
In reply to quiting effexor xr , posted by jgarner@kodiaksales.com on July 18, 2001, at 11:00:40
Hi - I don't have direct experience, but I got so bad as I increased EffexorXR that my doc had me go back to half (75mg/day). I still feel agitated, caffeinated (and I stopped drinking coffee months ago), jittery, the shakes, etc. I plan to go off EffexorXR, but NOT cold turkey. I am going to do what you are - 37.5 mg/day for a week or two while titrating up on a different a-d.
Sometimes these docs seem not to know what they're doing, as in the case of yours telling you to quit EffexorXR cold turkey and mine following the advice of another had me quit Paxil in 4 days when it should have been more like 4 weeks. I went through HORRIBLE withdrawal; I was soooooo sick. I found info about Paxil withdrawal online and I educated the doctor on it
Just my humble opinion, but I would think that your idea of 37.5 mg/day Effexor for 2 weeks would be a good taper off. Being a capsule, it would be tricky to then cut that dose in half, like you could with a tablet.
Good luck,
Janelle
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