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Posted by Buckeye Fan on May 17, 2004, at 7:56:52
Hi to all,
I have decided to reduce my 75mg daily dose of Effexor xr...down to 37.5 mg....for a few weeks and then stop completely.I cannot seem to find the article on this site that instructed HOW to divide the 75 mg capsule in half
Any help would be appreciated
(I can no longer afford the prescription...so my only option is to divide my remaining samples of 75 mg in half)
Thanks in advance
BF
Posted by fayeroe on May 17, 2004, at 10:10:07
In reply to Effexor Reduction, posted by Buckeye Fan on May 17, 2004, at 7:56:52
I guessed at it......you can get capsules at the drugstore and put the little beads in them.....don't stop completely...please...taper off of the 37.5 gradually also. It is a difficult drug to get off of!!!
Posted by Buckeye Fan on May 17, 2004, at 11:21:48
In reply to Re: Effexor Reduction » Buckeye Fan, posted by fayeroe on May 17, 2004, at 10:10:07
> I guessed at it......you can get capsules at the drugstore and put the little beads in them.....don't stop completely...please...taper off of the 37.5 gradually also. It is a difficult drug to get off of!!!
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Thank you.
And you are correct....easy to get on..hard to get off.Buckeye Fan
Posted by ParkWood on May 17, 2004, at 14:55:21
In reply to Re: Effexor Reduction, posted by Buckeye Fan on May 17, 2004, at 11:21:48
According to my doctor, you cannot split the capsule because it is an extended release form and it will not work if you split the capsule. However, like the other replier said, be very careful because the side effects of weaning off of Effexor are horrible and I'm still in the weaning process!!!!
Posted by fayeroe on May 17, 2004, at 16:12:21
In reply to Re: Effexor Reduction, posted by ParkWood on May 17, 2004, at 14:55:21
I ignored the time-released message and divided them anyway. I only had the side effect of the little electrical shocks and I understand those happen with several ADs. Go slow!!!
Posted by Sad Panda on May 18, 2004, at 5:15:27
In reply to Re: Effexor Reduction » ParkWood, posted by fayeroe on May 17, 2004, at 16:12:21
You can split the caps, the time release is built into the beads themselves. Only problem is you can't accurately split the doseage, but something close to 37.5mg would still be streets ahead of nothing.
Cheers,
Panda.
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