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Catina
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CatinaStaff

Tapering: Effexor

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USA

40th Effexor Update - Feeling Good

April 9, 2026Β·Β·
taper update
I slept well last night except for waking at 5 am - oh well! I feel pretty good today otherwise. It's nice to see Taper Community listed as a helpful resource for people on the new website called prescribed-harm.com. I hope everyone is getting along okay today! πŸŒΉπŸŒΌπŸ’œ

Catina’s taper progress

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Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg

β€œYour brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”

Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.

5 Replies

Based Psychiatrist
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Based PsychiatristStaff4mo ago
Community AnchorEffexor
Hey! glad you are well! take care and great job again on getting us on prescribed harm!!!!!

Creator of Taper Community, here to help you.

Catina
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CatinaStaff4mo ago
Community AnchorEffexor
"Hey! glad you are well! take care and great job again on getting us on prescribed harm!!!!! β€” @Based Psychiatrist
You helped accomplish that too! We have a great team here. πŸ‘ πŸ™‚

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg

β€œYour brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”

Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.

Steve
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SteveStaff4mo ago
Community AnchorEffexor Β· active
Cudos!! That was so great of you! πŸŽ‰

off Stimulants (2000-2013)
off Fluoxetine (2010-2013)
off Lamotrigine (2013-2016)
off Quetiapain (2016-2020)

currently Effexor β€” 33mg β€” 13 years (from 300mg) β€” actively tapering | with clinician

Jules
JulesStaff4mo ago
Community Anchor
Glad you slept well - waking up at 5:00 is a real pain, if you don't have to get up lol. Do you try to go back to sleep, or give in to the waking up? Great work on getting us on prescribed-harm.com!
Catina
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CatinaStaff4mo ago
Community AnchorEffexor
"Glad you slept well - waking up at 5:00 is a real pain, if you don't have to get up lol. Do you try to go back to sleep, or give in to the waking up? Great work on getting us on prescribed-harm.com!" β€” @Jules
I felt rested enough to not have to go back to sleep. A lot of times I do though. I normally need 9-10 hours of sleep each night to feel my best. Sleep is very important to me lol.

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg

β€œYour brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”

Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.

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