Posted by jerz on April 8, 2001, at 18:32:11
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal FYI, posted by michellec on April 8, 2001, at 9:10:44
> > I have been on Effexor XR for just over one year, @ 300 mg/day. I decided to stop taking it and went cold turkey. Big mistake, I had severe withdrawal symptoms. So, I went back on it am on now going off slowly. I open the capsules, weigh out the dose, and then refill the capsule with the amount I’m after. I’m a chemist so this is easy for me. I thought the following information might help those of you also trying to go off this stuff.
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> > Each 150 mg capsule of Effexor XR contains 500 mg of white beads (so, the beads are 30 % by weight Effexor). 25 beads contain 11 (+/-2) mg of Effexor. All you need to do is open the capsules, pour out the beads, count out how many you need, and then put the lowered dose back in the capsule. Do not swallow the beads directly, be sure to put them back in the capsule. I do a bunch of pills at once, first emptying several capsules into a vial or envelope, then measuring what I want back into the empty capsules. You will notice that the Effexor beads are fairly uniform in size, but there will be some smaller ones as well as some that are fused together. Try to count out the beads randomly, don’t go for just the large one or just the small.
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> > Hope this helps, seems to be going ok with me. I am experiencing uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms but they are nothing compared to the first time and I can easily control the symptoms with the dosage size and length time I am at that dose before decreasing further.
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> > Good luck
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> > Ishmael
Hope you can answer a quick question... My daughter and I are both trying to wean off 37.5 and are having difficulty. We'd like to try the 18.75 mg, etc. but all I have left are 75 mg capsules. Is it simply a matter of dividing the white balls into fourths and then taking that dose in a capsule? Sorry if this is a stupid question but, like many others, I've lost several brain cells during my stint on Effexor XR! Thanks. Jerz
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