Peapicker Posted November 4, 2024 Posted November 4, 2024 (edited) Hello all! I’ve been weening myself off of Effexor. Long story short. I have been on them for about 10 years. My life has so many blessings and I’m just tired of being on meds. I am on the smallest dose and have been slowly tapering off. I took my last one last Wednesday. A lot of brain zaps but that’s about it. Any success stories out there? When you search it’s all about how bad it is. I’ve been eating clean and taking magnesium, oil and lots of water. My God has been with me too. Edited November 4, 2024 by Emonda Name to title
Moderator Jane318 Posted November 5, 2024 Moderator Posted November 5, 2024 Greetings @Peapicker and welcome to SA! We are a community of volunteers providing peer support in the tapering of psychiatric medications and their associated withdrawal syndromes. Please complete Your Drug Signature. Include the details of your Effexor taper (doses and dates), other drugs you take, and supplements. Congratulations on your commitment to getting off Effexor! Here at SA, many of us have found that we stopped or tapered too quickly, resulting in bad withdrawal symptoms. So, not to alarm you, but want you to understand that depending on the specifics of your taper, you might still experience some symptoms. Once we see your history, we can comment further. In the meantime, suggest you read the following in case you have not already: Why taper by 10% of my dosage? Windows and waves pattern of stabilization We have many success stories on this site. Suggest you enter "Success Story" in the search box on the home page. So good to read that you are eating clean, taking magnesium and fish oil, and relying upon God. He has been my strength, too. Will comment further once we see your drug signature. Best wishes! I am not a doctor. My comments are based on my personal experience with ADs and tapering. Consult your doctor about your own medical decisions. My Intro Topic: Jane318: Tapering off Effexor - Struggling at the End. Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed. Jeremiah 17:14a. Other meds: 75 mcg/day Levothyroxine for hypothyroidism Supplements: Boron, Magnesium Threonate (3 per day of 2000 mg with 145 mg Mg), Vitamin E (every other day), Lugol's iodine (4 drops/day); Cod liver oil (1 tsp); 1 capsule DHA-1000 Fish oil in evening; Adrenal "cocktail" once or twice pd, with Vit C, B-2 (SP Cataplex, 2X daily), and Methyl B-12 (NOWFoods 1,000 mcg, 1X daily). AD HISTORY: 1985-2010 (est.) - various ADs including Wellbutrin, Elavil, Prozac, Zoloft. dosages unk. 1991-1992 - stopped AD while to conceive and during pregnancy. Resumed 1993 (?). 2005 (est.) - tried to stop, severe symptoms. Resumed meds. 2010 (est) - started Celexa (dose unk). 2016 (est) - started Effexor, working up to 112.5 mg/day. Stayed at this dose for many years. 2023 - Feb. began linear tapering off Effexor. Switched to hyperbolic tapering in April 2023. By July 12, 2024 at 1.36 mg / day. July 13, 2024 - up-dosed to 1.44 mg / day Effexor to address severe withdrawal symptoms. Felt somewhat better by next day; symptoms continue to improve. Held until 21 Dec, final dose 1.4 mg/day) Jan 2025 - 1.36 -> 1.33 -> 1.29 -> 1.25 mg/day Effexor (10% per BrassMonkey slide taper). Holding 3 weeks.
LukeUK Posted November 5, 2024 Posted November 5, 2024 The majority of people taper off of these drugs without major problems. Many of those who find this forum are in the minority who do experience major problems and go looking for answers that their doctors cannot provide. This does not mean that you shouldn't be cautious, or that you are guaranteed to have no major problems. If you do, you will find advice here on what to do about. However, there is a good chance that you won't. 15mg Remeron/Mirtazapine November starting 2022 (severe physical side effects) Attempted to taper off January 2023, ended up having a major breakdown and going up to 30mg, took weeks to stabilise 1 month taper to 0mg Last dose April 2023 Severe withdrawal syndrome with many physical symptoms Summary: 5 months using Mirtazapine, including 1 month taper ending late April 2023. Severe withdrawal since. My thread: LukeUK: Remeron/Mirtazapine Severe Withdrawal - Introductions and updates - Surviving Antidepressants
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