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Is There a Way to Detox Effexor from the Body?

10/06/2008

Question:

I have been weaning off of Effexor XR. I was taking 75mg thrice a day and have slowly weaned down to nothing. I would like to know if there is a detox product that would help get the last of this drug out of my system.

Answer:

You are describing one of the difficulties in the discontinuation of Effexor. The first step is to determine whether any current symptoms are a re-emergence of symptoms of anxiety or depression or discontinuation of Effexor alone. The two alternatives are the discontinuation of an even smaller dose of Effexor for another 2 weeks or changing to a longer half life antidepressants in place of Effexor and again tapering with this new agent for another 2-4 weeks.

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Response by:

The Ohio State University Nicholas A Votolato, RPh BCPP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University
Nicholas A Votolato, RPh BCPP