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melissa27304
melissa27304

how many beads do you take out of capsule of venlafaxine 159 mg to start withdrawaling?

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  • elizabeth20203
    elizabeth20203 melissa27304

    Posted

    Withdrawing from drugs is about reducing the dose over several weeks with your GP's advice, you should not do it the way your thinking about that is not safe. See your GP to disscuss. 
  • melissa27304
    melissa27304

    Posted

    i been on this poision for 17 years.i am a prisioner to it.i was just asking how many beads do you take out.sorry to it takes more than a fe weeks.it takes months plus months.i was really asking anne
  • Inmate88
    Inmate88 melissa27304

    Posted

    Hi. No one bead inside the capsules is the same. Each one will have slightly different amounts of chemicals within it. So just be aware you won't accurately be able to calculate the levels of what you are actually taking because of the variation.

    Good luck with your withdrawal though, I went cold turkey and that was definitely a mistake! But like you I just felt it was poison and wanted it out of my system asap

    • melissa27304
      melissa27304 patricia44773

      Posted

      the horriable withdrwals i went through for nine months.dr took me off in four days.i had suicidal thoughts and the whole nine yarrds.to me ths is a poison to me.
    • Inmate88
      Inmate88 melissa27304

      Posted

      No I've been off it for three weeks now. The vomiting and sickly feelings have stopped, but I still feel dizzy and really hot. The feelings are slowly improving though.
    • melissa27304
      melissa27304

      Posted

      had to go back on five days ago trying to lower ever so slow.how long did it take you 1 day i been there to.it just got worse. cold turkey is no fun.
    • melissa27304
      melissa27304

      Posted

      they quit working after 17 years
    • Inmate88
      Inmate88 melissa27304

      Posted

      I just stopped immediately, I didn't reduce gradually at all. These first three weeks have been tough but things are now slowly improving. Luckily I'm off work due to my breakdown a few months ago, otherwise I couldn't of coped with the cold turkey whilst working!
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