Puma: Looking for a doctor who is knowledgeable about slow tapering that is in the Ontario Canada Area

[Puma]

Hi Everyone,

 

I have been on Effexor for a long time and have tried to come off it twice unsuccessfully. The first prescriber tapered me over 6 weeks, and the second over 12 weeks. 

 

I am looking for a doctor who is knowledgeable about slow tapering that is in the Ontario Canada Area.

 

glad to be part of the group,

 

Thank you. 

 

[Erimus]

Hello, and welcome to Surviving Antidepressants. We are a peer support forum to assist in tapering off psychiatric drugs safely, or recovering from psychiatric drug withdrawal.

 

Your first task is to create a drug signature, with the following:

 

• All current medication you take, the dose you take, when you started the drug, and when you made dose changes
• All current supplements you take
• An accurate history of recent drugs, taken in the last 12-24 months
• Dates for recent should be written as 7 Oct 2023, or Oct 7 2023, or early Oct 2023, or mid Oct 2023
• A history of drugs taken 24 months ago and beyond - if applicable
• Dates for historical drugs can simply be listed as start and stop years
• Please do not use 07/10/23 // 10/07/23 as this is intepreted differently around the world

 

• Please leave out symptoms and diagnoses. See my signature for example of clear and concise information.

 

• Click this link to edit your signature: Edit your signature here.

 

I suggest you read the thread on Recommended doctors, therapists, and clinics