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Foxy32 · 20-12-2010, 10:34 PM

Hi all, I've been on Effexor on and off for about the past 10 years. I was doing well last year on 37.5 mg and about to come off when the GP gave me a generic brand. It was like stopping cold turkey and my symptoms returned with a vengence, I could not stop crying it was awful.
After going back to the doc he put me on 75mg Effexor XL. When that didn't work he upped it to 150mg. That still didn't work so I began self-medicating and increased my dose to 225mg. This seems to work great for me but every time I try to reduce, no matter how slowly, my symptoms return. The last time I tried I was taking 2 of the beads out of the capsule every day. I was almost down to 150 mg when m symptoms returned again, not just tearfulness, I mean major depression. I'm back up to 225mg but am so scared that I'll never be off this drug and will always have depression.
Sorry for rambling on but can anyone help?

20-12-2010, 10:34 PM	#13
Foxy32 Join Date: Dec 2010	Can't get off Effexor Xl Hi all, I've been on Effexor on and off for about the past 10 years. I was doing well last year on 37.5 mg and about to come off when the GP gave me a generic brand. It was like stopping cold turkey and my symptoms returned with a vengence, I could not stop crying it was awful. After going back to the doc he put me on 75mg Effexor XL. When that didn't work he upped it to 150mg. That still didn't work so I began self-medicating and increased my dose to 225mg. This seems to work great for me but every time I try to reduce, no matter how slowly, my symptoms return. The last time I tried I was taking 2 of the beads out of the capsule every day. I was almost down to 150 mg when m symptoms returned again, not just tearfulness, I mean major depression. I'm back up to 225mg but am so scared that I'll never be off this drug and will always have depression. Sorry for rambling on but can anyone help?
Foxy32 Join Date: Dec 2010