Posted by KimberlyDi on January 21, 2004, at 12:41:13
In reply to Trying to get off Effexor..... Help!!, posted by luvmygirlz on January 19, 2004, at 21:12:34
At least the doctor knew the importance of tapering. Try what helped me. 150mg the 1st, 112mg the 2nd day, 150mg the 3rd, 112 the 4th and 5th day, 150mg the 6th day, 112mg the 7th, 8th & 9th day... and so on... until you feel comfortable at 112mg for about a week. Then do that again at the next level... 112mg to 75mg.
The juggling of dosages seemed to *confuse* the brain on how much Effexor it thought it needed.
I'm successfully off Effexor as of 4-5 days ago. And I came down from 300mg.
Good Luck!
KDi in TX
> Hi.First I would like to tell you about myself I'm a single mother of two small children.I'm not "single" my husband works out of state a lot, he's in construction. He's only home maybe 30 days out of the year so when I say single, I am for the most part. I was diagnosed with post partum depression after the births of both my children. The first time I was prescribed Paxil, I couldnt take it. I was sleepy all the time and gained alot of weight. I switched to Prozac, which I did fine on for a year but got pregnant and had to stop taking it. After the birth of my second, I was put back on prozac but it stopped working after a year. I was then prescribed Zoloft which worked great but like the prozac, it stopped working. About 7 months ago I was prescribed Effexor XR. I knew little about it and *trusted* that my doc knew what was best for me. Now to the present.... I decided to try to go without medication, I jus don't like the idea of being on medicene for the rest of my life. I talked to my doc about weaning off, he suggest going from 150 to 112 for 2 weeks, then to 75 for 2 weeks then finish it off with 37.5 for two more weeks. I am currently on my second week of 112mg. I just want to know if this is th best way to do it? I'm already having withdrwals, dizzy, nauseated, tired and run down. How long am I going to feel like this? Is it going to get to get worse before it gets better? Can anyone suggest what to do to help me cope with the withdrawal? Like I said, I have two small children and no one to help me get through this. My husband won't be home until mid March. I realy need to hear from someone so I'll know what to expect. I apologize for such a long post...
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