Effexor withdrawal

[Needabuddy]

Anyone have experience with this? I tried to titrate down in order to try Lexapro (I was on Effexor 300 and still depressed) but my depression worsened and my anxiety skyrocketed. I don’t know if it was the Effexor withdrawal or the Lexapro. Only tried for 2 weeks on Lexapro 10 mg and had to go back to Effexor. Help!

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Effexor is the most difficult antidepressant to discontinue. It has terrible withdrawal symptoms. If you want to discontinue Effexor, you must do it SLOWLY under a doctor's supervision. You didn't indicate how long you were on Effexor, but the longer you've taken it, the more difficult it is to discontinue.

[optimuscoolbeans]

I have gotten off Effexor. But it took me like two months with a continual taper. I was on a pretty low dose to start with though.