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withdraw from effexor

by wawasee, Mar 20, 2008 11:15AM

Tags: withdraws, Effexor, cold turkey

cold turkey how long for the symptons last

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by starr28, Mar 20, 2008 02:36PM

Hi,

I took effexor for 4 years and when I came off of it I did it very slowly. Even with that I had horrible dizzy spells for several weeks. You should check with your doctor before stopping cold turkey. Once I missed a few days of my meds and my depression and anxiety came back really strong so now I am careful to keep my meds refilled and take them everyday. I wish you the best, it may not be an easy time for you.

best wishes,
starr28

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