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Please explain what are some symptoms of stopping effexor (venlafaxine) cold turkey?

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Dr. Aron Tendler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

WIthdrawal: If you are on a dosage higher than 75mg, and sometimes even on 75mg you may have flu like symptoms, nausea, dizziness, internal discomfort, "malaise" just feeling unwell, difficulty sleeping, excessive sleeping, fatigue and gastrointestinal disturbances. It is better to taper off.

Answered 9/18/2017

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