Posted by jannbeau on September 13, 2002, at 13:51:44
In reply to Re: Withdrawal From Effexor, posted by mamawriter on September 13, 2002, at 11:30:36
> Hi, Mamawriter:
I've COUNTED those little suckers (and weighed them, too)! There are roughly 100 beads in each capsule. That means it will take you about three and 1/2 months to taper to 0. Let us know if this works: perhaps THIS is a good idea for those who have major discontinuation syndrome.
Cheers,
jannbeau
I'm relieved to know I'm not the only one experiencing awful withdrawal symptoms from Effexor. I've tried a couple times to get off the medication, but the experience is too terrible.
> I'm actually only on a keep-me-from-going-berserk dose of only 75 mg a day, so now what I'm doing is opening up each XR capsule and removing one granule one day, two the next, three the next, and so on. I'm hoping I'll be able to come off this stuff more easily that way. Too soon to tell if it's working yet.
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