What is the best way to withdraw from effexor xr 75mg? Any advice on tapering slowly?

Never withdraw on your own. Speak to a professional. If you do it yourself, you may experience mild to severe side effects. Have your doctor help you taper. Years ago, I tapered off of Klonopin too quickly and I have had migraines, daily, ever since. Be careful! Do not stop it suddenly; it would be very dangerous to your health. Please speak to your doctor. There is no safe way to do it on your own.


http://health.yahoo.com/drug/d03181a1What is the best way to withdraw from effexor xr 75mg? Any advice on tapering slowly?
I wouldn't withdraw without consulting your doctor.That being said when they took me off Effexor . I went from 150 to 105 to 75 to 37.5mg.It goes in 2 week cycles.Whatever you do not stop taking them.Believe me you will go through with drawl if you do. Wean yourself off slowly.Definitely talk to your doctor first.What is the best way to withdraw from effexor xr 75mg? Any advice on tapering slowly?
it's a gradual process. you begin by taking one 75mg every other day for maybe a week then you need the 37.5 to take everyother day for a week then quit them. if you have any symptoms then continue to take the 37.5 for a short period longer.
speaking from experience, do not go cold turkey. you will get dizzy spells, and tingling around your mouth and nose (similar area that gets covered by an oxygen mask) i think a few times i had anxiety attacks as a direct consequence of going c.t....


i was on the same dose of effexor xr and because of the side effects i had, i chose to stop taking them ( against the doctors orders of course) i believe that you progressively halve the dose every 2 weeks until you finish your course.
yes. i have had to do that before and the w/d's were terrible. take the 75 for a few days then open the pill and take half for 3 days and the next time, take the pill and leave some on the bottom. the thing you need to know is dont go off cold turkey. worst thing you can do.
You should really talk to your doctor and not do it yourself.
Effexor is an SNRI (seritonin norepinephine reuptake inhibitor)class drug and may take up to several weeks to fully take effect. taking it once in a while will not work because it will not maintain theraputic levels of the drug in your system. going off the drug too quickly could be dangerous. Please talk to your doctor before you do anything. your doctor is the one who will need to help ween you off if that is the decision you come to. You should evaluate the reasons that you would like to go off your meds. Is it helping with your depression? if not, have you given it sufficent time to work (again SNRIs take time to work) ? Are you having side effects you cannot tolerate? Perhaps you need a diffent medication. My husband is taking Cymbalta, another SNRI class drug and has had good results and no side effects. Maybe you could talk to your doctor about a change in medication if what you are doing not is not helping.