Posted by woodie on February 10, 2005, at 13:45:30
In reply to Re: my Effexor experience, posted by KaraS on December 24, 2004, at 13:45:25
Hi, I'm new here and would like to say how helpful it is to find such a wealth of experience and tips wrt Effexor and trying to come off it. I have been on it for about five years, with two previous failed attempts to stop. My doctor continues to tell me that I am not ready to stop if I have such a tough time with withdrawal effects. I have been slowly tapering down from 75 mg over about two months, and I'm currently 'stuck' at half of 37.5 mg. I am not able to function with the symptoms I get when I try to reduce further. I'd like to try one or two doses of a longer acting SSRI to get over this final hurdle but am unsure which ones would fill the bill. My doctor promises to be of limited help, so I thought I'd ask you guys so I am armed with some suggestions when I talk to her. Thanks in advance for any help that comes my way, and good luck to everyone else trying to do this.
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