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I've taken effexor (venlafaxine) for 1yr, but get brain zaps every day. could be i'm a ultra-rapid metabolizer, sure. but any chance it's a stomach absorp. issue?
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Yes/NO: people who get interdose withdrawal symptoms from antidepressants that usually are taken once/24 hrs, those people usually are rapid metaboizers or ultra. we split the dosage over two or three doses per day. possibility of malabsorbtion is less likely
Answered 6/1/2019
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