That is even better that you got off
valium too.
You have been busy. I was terribly addicted to benzos for over 25 years. I have been through seizures, electric shock syndrome, all kinds of fun things detoxing off benzos. I have become militant in my stance against benzos today. I'm not a dr and I only speak from experience. You are doing one of the very best things for yourself that you could do in my opinion.
Considering that you are already skipping days rather than just reducing your dose that really makes this a little easier. I always suggest to just play with the hours of the days you are skipping. By that I mean that if you have been taking the pills every other day and doing well with that, and then you felt it when you went two days, that is obviously where the critical factor is with time. It's good to make progress but no reason to make yourself noticeably uncomfortable while tapering I don't believe.
You want to be gaining ground and putting more hours between your doses. Just back off a little from skipping two days. Instead of skipping two days (48 hours) between doses, wait for say 36 hours the next time. Do the same thing again. See how you feel. If you do well then do it a couple times at every 40-42 hours between doses. You are going to end up at every 48 hours pretty quickly anyway. Just take your time.
One of the biggest mistakes people make with a taper is doing it too fast. We have been taking too many of these meds for a while. So it will take a while to do a taper and do it relatively painlessly. Just take your time. That is so much easier on us emotionally too. This can be a tough taper that you are doing. Cut yourself some slack.
There are several people here who have detoxed off antidepressants and benzos. I'm sure some more will reply. Just stay in touch and you will get lots of support and ideas. Good luck and God bless.
Effexor withdrawal cause dizziness? 
You can take more medication or give it a little more time to smooth out. 
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