Posted by karaS on October 9, 2004, at 20:25:04
In reply to Re: Going off Effexor w/ NO withdrawl!??, posted by jerrympls on October 9, 2004, at 16:27:16
> Thanks all for your posts - it's good to know that the WD *might* hit after the 37mg mark. One thing I neglected to mention is that I'm on the XR version - which I think would be easier to taper. I do have some Prozac left over from my previous doc. I'll keep it handy.
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> Thanks again!
> Jerry
Same with me, Jerry. The trouble hit a little below 37.5 mark. I went off of it very slowly. When the WD came, I went back up to the higher dosage (another 1/4 of a 37.5 mg. pill) for a night and then took the lower dosage for 2 or 3 nights. Then back to the higher dosage. I repeated this cycle about 3 times before going back to the lower dosage. This solved the problem completely. I can honestly say that I only had a couple of bad days in total (and they weren't that bad compared to what I've read here - no brain zaps or anything - just mostly extreme anxiety.)If you're substituting either Prozac OR Cymbalta at the 75 mg. mark, and you decrease the Effexor slowly, you'll probably have minimal problems.
Kara
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