Hi, I'm Kayk1

October 24, 2026

I am currently tapering from 37.5mg Effexor tablets. I started with one week at half of a 37.5 tablet and this week I have done 1/4 of a tablet. The side effects come in waves and it’s rough. I just really need help pushing through this. No one in my circle understands how I’m feeling and I just feel truly alone during this.

Effexor — 37.5 — 1 year — actively tapering | without clinician

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Catina4h ago

Community AnchorEffexor

HI @Kayk1m, welcome to Taper Community! I'm tapering Effexor too, so I understand how hard it can be. We recommend monthly Hyperbolic tapers here of no more than 10% each month of the previous month's dose. The reductions will therefore get smaller and smaller as time goes on. Rapid linear tapers make it very hard to get off these drugs safely and successfully. You can learn about Hyperbolic tapering in the Resources section. A suggestion would be to not make any more reductions in your dose for awhile until things stabilize. We don't want to be pushing through symptoms. Wait until you're stable enough before making another change. https://taper.community/drugs/effexor https://taper.community/resources/blog/how-to-taper-off-effexor-xr Hope this helps! Catina 🩷

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.

anne noni moss2h ago

LighthousePaxil · holding

No longer alone!! WELCOME!

atypical in presentation of side effects, super sensitive to small doses and general delayed responder. never took a psych med that didn't' make me sick immediately with infections and restless legs. have never been able to tolerate being on them, but have never had support to get off so I've been bouncing back and forth. i don't like capital letters. sorry.

Paxil — 1 mg — 2 yrs — holding until Oct. 7 doc appt.
Seroquel — 50 — planning taper |
trileptal -75 planning taper
prasozin 1 mg planning taper

started my psych med saga in 2001 and wish I never had. I had some difficulties with sleep and anxiety, but NOTHING like what was in store for me after trying every med out there. My last treatment center promised to "get me totally off" in 2022 but it was a lie. They just switched drugs and added more and more in a desperate attempt to help me "stabilize," so they could call me a "success story" once insurance stopped paying. I agree with those who state that this industry needs to change. AND I'm working on not being resentful about my suffering because it doesn't help anyone.

been on an off cocktails since 2001. Most recent mixture, prescribed in 2024: 20 mg Paxil, 150 Trileptal, 50 Seroquel, 2 mg prasozin, (for PTSD/nightmares.)

immediately went to 1 mg prasozin, and after 3 months cut to 10 mg paxil. No felt effects. Then went to 5 about 3 months later, (though I didnt' keep track so I'm rusty.) No felt effects. So, I've roughly been on 5 mg for a year and a half.

Side effects always force to to start tapering RIGHT AWAY.

I didn't start keeping track of my Paxil taper until this year. I went from 3mg to 1 in 10 months, using a liquid Maudsley-ish slow taper. Again, no felt effects until now.

October 2026...sleeping less and feeling more sedated during the day. Having trouble managing my social life without getting over-stimulated. Must set boundaries according to my body and not my heart.

Holding 1 mg paxil until blood work done and evaluated, and to see if build a social life that doesn't make me lose sleep. Sounds silly as I type it, but actually, nothing is "silly" on this ride! Everything is WILD!!!! LOL

Keeping all other meds the same. Sorry so long.

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