Effexor withdrawal and body aches!!

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Wondering if anyone has experience body aches withdrawing from Effexor and if you have any insight I am coming from 150 mg and I'm titrating down I'm currently at 18.75 and the tail end of this my whole body is aching taking ibuprofen right now but wondering if anyone else has to have these experiences?

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    Stopped without tapering off due to no access to a doctor to prescribe lower doses. Experiencing tremor, headaches, brain zaps, extreme vertigo, nightmares, and night sweats. This is day 3 off of same dose 150mg today and im having severe body aches. Especially in my chest and both arms (age 19 very unlikely to be heart attack just btw). it feels like bruises under my skin. Pain level at an 8 maybe at a 6 if i am just laying down but im having consistent tremors that's making the pain worse. going to the doctor soon. (Update*** was not aware i could split the capsules by taking beads out & will be attempting to lower slowly like suggested)

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    yes. upper arm. aches and aches. My medically planned taper went

    1 month 300mgs

    1month 150mgs

    1 month 75mgs

    1 month. 37.5mgs

    4 months during which l nearly killed myself

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