Hi @SoTired, welcome to Taper Community!
I can suggest right off the bat that it's best to keep doses consistent instead of skipping days.
We recommend Hyperbolic tapering here at TC - monthly reductions of no more than 10% of the previous month's dose. The reductions will therefore get smaller and smaller as time goes on. The greatest changes in receptor occupancy happen at very low doses, so tapering this way is safer and easier on the brain. Some members can only taper by 5% or even less. Everyone is different in what their own body can handle. They key is to listen to your body and adjust your taper accordingly. If symptoms become severe, then that is a sign you need to slow your taper down by holding longer between reductions or reducing by a lesser amount. We don't want to keep pushing through symptoms. Slower is faster in the long run.
Here is the information we have about Reinstatement:
https://taper.community/thread/affd8e83-2361-4973-8f07-76d16744448a
https://taper.community/resources/blog/reinstating-after-failed-cold-turkey
If you go to the Symptoms and Self-Care section of the forum and click on the Guides tab, you'll find lots of helpful information and tips about how to deal with any withdrawal symptoms.
I think if you keep your doses consistent you'll be able to stabilize things in time.
Keep us updated with how things are going.
Catina 💜
Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 16.64 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.