... (I’ve taken effexor for over 7 years) going 37.5mg at a time per week and yesterday it came time to cut it off altogether, and it was an absolute nightmare. I’ve experienced effexor withdrawals many, many times, but this was especially horrible knowing that my doctor intended for this to happen. Why are they allowed to prescribe medications that they can’t even begin to understand the effects of? I couldn’t walk across a room, I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t even move my eyes too fast without nearly vomiting. I called my doctor’s urgent help line over 30 times with no answer. The only thing that saved me was finding extra 75mg capsules left over in my cabinet. I just needed to vent somewhere that other people will actually understand. Thank you