Posted by delna on July 19, 2001, at 14:43:15
In reply to Re: quiting effexor xr , posted by Jocor on July 19, 2001, at 9:20:25
hi
i am also in the process of quitting. i have cut down from 300 to 75mg in a week. i know that sounds drastic but what i find is that withdrawal gets bad only when i try to reduce from 37.5 to 0. what i have found r eally helpful, even with paxil which took me ages to come off, is to stay on 37.5 for a while (like u are planning to). then however keep cutting the dose by a bit at a time (eg 1/4 of a tablet at a time). then taking the smallest possible dose (like 1/4 a tablet) every 2nd day for 2 weeks then every 3rd day for 2 weeks till u can just stop.
i know that XR is a capsule but for me it has been worth switching to immediate release just to withdraw (as it has been shown in studies that the incidence of withdrawal reactions is the same with XR or IR.). meaning that using XR doesnt make the withdrawal any less severe. i have personally found this the only statergy that has worked for me in the ppast- mainly going from 37.5mg to 0 in really small steps.
anyway, just my personal experience.
good luck with withdrawing
delna
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