Posted by Charles7 on February 9, 2006, at 20:31:24
In reply to Effexor withdrawal, posted by soul love on January 18, 2006, at 22:30:45
I was using Effexor for 4 years and have tried a couple times to get off it. Getting down to 37.5 was relatively straightforward, but it was impossible to cold-turkey the 37.5. The dizziness, nightmares and the head-rush when turning my head was too much. So, what I did was open the pills and remove 5 grains the first day, 10 the second, 15 the third, etc. There are approximately 230 grains per 37.5 pill (230/5 = 46 days) and now I am down to 75 grains (31 days into it, only 15 left!). So far I have NO bad symptoms. I will post again and let you know when I am down to zero. It takes patience to separate the grains and count them (I put the grains on a mouse pad and use a letter opener to separate and count them), but it is definitely worth it!
poster:Charles7
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