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Re: What about life AFTER withdrawl? HOW?

Posted by John2222 on April 19, 2003, at 15:39:19

In reply to Re: What about life AFTER withdrawl?, posted by ladylight57 on April 17, 2003, at 5:13:49

After being on Effexor XR for about last year (highest was 150 but mostly at 112.5 per day), I just tapered from 75 mg XR to 37.5 mp XR per day.

After 5 days of no negative effects at all, last night I had what I will call a real nightmare! I woke up and got up for couple hours because I didn't want to go back to bed! I always had more vivid dreams with Effexor in the last year, but never had any nightmares. Wow.

Anyway, what's the best way to take the FINAL leap? -- the leap from 37.5 to 0? My doctor said to take 37.5 every other day for 2 weeks and then 37.5 every 3rd day for 2 weeks, then that's it and stop.

I've read others say to pour out half of the 37.5 mg XR, reclose the capsule and hence taper to approx. 18 mg per day for a period of time.

Has anyone actually tried the every other day???

I thought Effexor XR had such a short half life that every other day would be like cold turkey start and stop every other day.??

*john*


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