Posted by John Doe on February 10, 2003, at 14:10:56
In reply to Re: Going off, have some questions........ Please Help, posted by jennygump on February 10, 2003, at 13:41:07
I did about the same schedule as you did and experienced extreme bouts of vertigo and nausea. I spoke to my M.D. and that is way too fast to go off of the drug. You should gradually taper off for up to a month. I am now back on 37.5 for at least two more weeks. MAKE SURE you consult your M.D. so that you can develop a schedule to get off of Effexor. Effexor helped me tremendously, but I began to get more and more listless and I want to see if it is a side effect of Effexor XR, which is why I am going off of the drug.
> anyone have any DEFINATE timeframe about how long the HELL of withdrawl from Effexor lasts?
> was on 75 mg for a while, cut to 37.5 for a week and then two days ago went to 0...and the withdrawl is killing me!
> how long will it last?
>
> HELP!
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