Posted by prasnhym on October 30, 2006, at 9:24:54
In reply to Re: Withdrawl - sls » prasnhym, posted by SLS on October 27, 2006, at 0:51:44
> > Hi Scott
> > You are the one i was wanting to respond! Thank you so much...I had called in and asked my doc to call in 37.5's and i went and picked them up not realizing till too late that it was still 75's. I do not have insurance and don't want to buy the right dose now. I don't know about multiple doses a day because it is xr's time released i believe. I took 5 granules out of yesterday's dose and 8 out of todays. And i will continue to take out 3 more per day. And towards the end when i get to about 30 granules take only one or two granules out a day till I am out of effexor. What do you think of my plan?
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> I think it is worth a try. If you run into trouble, then you can make adjustments along the way. Try to remain flexible and not be so committed to a plan that you put yourself through hell unnecessarily. One thing that seems evident to me with SRI drugs like Effexor is that the more you allow the withdrawal symptoms to grow, the longer they seem to last. My guess is that there is a kindling phenomenon occurring. I understand that you went "cold-turkey" last time and that the withdrawal syndrome lasted for about two weeks. I've heard of worse. It is unlikely that you will have to suffer the same way this time.
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> Why don't you begin your plan and see what happens? If you get stuck, perhaps alternatives can be decided upon based upon what is observed.
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> I have always taken Effexor XR in divided doses. During the taper process, I have removed small numbers of pellets from capsules and swallowed them. I have also bitten off small pieces of tablets. These are things that are not endorsed by the manufacturer, but that I have nonetheless found effective. Unfortunately, the manufacturer has not yet produced a taper pack and has not endorsed a taper method, so I guess we are still left to our own creative efforts to discontinue their product. I can only report to you what has worked for me and pass along to you the reports of others.
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> - Scott
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Hey Scott
I just wanted to let you know that i am doing ok. Each day i take 3 more granules out of each capsule. Today i will take out 18. Tomorrow i will take out 21. I am doing it slowly because i am one of the ones who have experienced horrendous withdrawals, the main one being a loud roaring/ringing/buzzing sound in my head that does not stop. I am glad to see that there are lucky/blessed ones on here that do not experience bad withdrawals. I realize some of our posts really scare people out of trying to quit. If someone wants off for any reason they need to just slowly come off and see how they feel and not fear it...I am coming off this way with almost no problems. It will take me just over a month to do it and i am free. I appreciate everyone's help here!
Tia
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