Posted by cubic_me on May 7, 2005, at 8:50:09
In reply to Re: Getting off Effexor » SLS, posted by meliss337 on May 5, 2005, at 18:37:46
> Quick history: was on 150 mg. for 1 1/2 years. Started tapering down 19 days ago... 112.5 mg for a week, and (whatever mg. is 5/8 of 150) for the past week and a half. Today I started 75 mg (approximately, I still have 150 capsules, so I have to estimate).
> I decided to go off due to sleepiness while ON the pills... and after reading some other people's stories, I bet the stomach problems I seem to have acquired in the past 3 years (was on Celexa 40 mg. for 18ish months before Effexor) were because of these antidepressants. Also, I'm graduating college, and want to start this new "lease on life" pill-free. There were circumstantial reasons why I was put on antidepressants in the first place, and none of these reasons are still in place. Basically, there is no logical reason I should BE on these pills, am tired of being sleepy and unmotivated (I can sleep for 12 hours, uninterrupted), and want OFF.
All of this sound sooo similar to me, right down to the graduating this year. I often sleep 12 hours uninterrupted, I could sleep all day if I let myself.I started tapering down from 150mg 2 and a half weeks ago, but am only down to 112.5 at the moment, I'm planning to start halving my 37.5 mg tab at night so that I'm ready to go down to 75mg in another 2 weeks time. So far there aren't too many withdrawal symptoms, which is surprising as I've had real trouble with them before (both on effexor and other anti-ds).
I hope that it continues this way, and I will be off Effexor in about 2-3 months if all goes to plan.
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