Posted by riverwalk on March 1, 2008, at 12:51:00
In reply to Re: How long did your Effexor withdrawal take?, posted by 49er on March 1, 2008, at 10:35:40
> > I am struggling this with myself right now. I read on a md forum to just go to the lowest dose then take it every other day, then every 2 days, then 3 then stop. Any experience with that method? Thanks, I am in hell after trying to cut my dose in half for one day.
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> That makes me so angry when I read advice like that. That is worse than making a big cut because you are putting your body into a roller coaster ride of cold turkey withdrawal every 2 days.
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> Your body needs a steady amount of the drug every day even during withdrawal.
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> The advice on the Paxil Progress Boards which is 10% of the current dose every 3 to 6 weeks is the best advice out there. A registered nurse, Laurie Yorke, runs the boards. She almost lost her son to a Paxil Induced suicide as he suffered adverse reactions due to a tapering schedule that was way too fast.
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> You might want to visit those boards and register. People are very helpful and Laurie is always responding.
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> I would go back to the dose that you last felt stable at and taper slowly from there.
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> By the way, my digital jewelry scale is working great for measuring my Remeron Dose I am not going to lie and say it is easy but my withdrawal symptoms had been minimal until insomnia yesterday. But that might be due to too much caffeine.
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> 49er
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> 49erHello,.. I am at my 8th day without Effexor. Prior to that, I cut the 37.5 mg dose in half for 3 days. I am doing pretty well. The first 4 days were harder. I still have mild symptoms of withdrawal, but only for decreasing time each day. I will check out your suggested site. THank you for replying. I wish you had seen this sooner, but it is what it is now.
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