Posted by zeldas on September 18, 2003, at 20:06:26
In reply to Re: Coming off effexor xr, posted by geo on September 18, 2003, at 19:47:31
> Wow.. I just read this thread and I am reassured to know that what I am experiencing is in fact withdrawal symptoms. On the other hand, I am re-thinking cutting out Effexor XR 375mg a day cold-turkey. I was told that it only takes about 5 days for Effexor to get out of your system, even at that dose. Does anybody know if this is accurate and if the withdrawal systems can last longer than that? I've never had withdrawal symptoms from anything before so I didn't think this would be a big deal.>>>
The 5 day thing? Not that I have heard. It can take days--many. You really need to taper this one off. I even had to taper mine to miniscule amounts--now I am on 25mgs 2 times for day. Frankly, I never really believed this "withdrawal" stuff---because I TOO never had these symptoms from going off any other medication. Effexor, according to my and others experiences, has notorious "withdrawal" symptoms.
I was told to go down every 3 to 6 days in doseage.
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