86th Effexor Update - Feeling Fair

June 30, 2026

slept okey, work in garden, excercise, rehearsal, minijob offering. All good so far. Good night y‘all.

Steve’s taper progress

Dose (mg)

Mood (/10)

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

currently Effexor — 33mg — 13 years (from 300mg) — actively tapering | with clinician

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CatinaJun 30

Community AnchorEffexor

Glad you're still able to function Steve. Are you going to take this new job? I hope everything works out okay! Good night! 😴

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.28 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Synthroid - 25 mcg

“Your 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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SteveStaffJun 30

Community AnchorEffexor · active

Yes i feel pretty good again but the most wonderul thing is i seem to slowly feel like before Antidepressants again 🥳 Still a lot of work to be done! It‘s playing on a wedding with good money. Quite too good to not put work into it and start setting up und practicing setlists for such events, so i guess yes :)

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CatinaJun 30

Community AnchorEffexor

"It‘s playing on a wedding with good money. Quite too good to not put work into it and start setting up und practicing setlists for such events, so i guess yes :)" — @Steve

That's cool. When I sang professionally I did many wedding receptions. They're such happy occasions! I'm sure you'll do a great job! 🎷 🎵

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