How long do Effexor withdrawal symptoms last?
You can really get into long term withdrawl problems if you are not careful. Severe withdrawal symptoms can develop from patients on any level of dosage, so if you’re taking a low dose don’t think you’re necessarily safe. Effexor withdrawal symptoms can easily last two months or more, and some people don’t feel back to normal even after a year of discontinuation. Because effexor has a ‘half-life’ of about five hours, withdrawal symptoms can develop from missing only one dose. (The half-life refers to the amount of time it takes the body to metabolize one-half of the drug.) Five hours is a frighteningly short half-life for a drug of this nature. It almost guarantees problems. One Harvard study found 78% of patients experienced withdrawal symptoms from discontinuing effexor xr making it the only drug worse than paxil in this regard. http://www.join-the-fun.com/effexor-with…
