Tapering the last stage to 0
After few years on venlafaxine 75mg, later increased to 150 and 187mg, im tapering down to 0. I sometimes forgot to take the meds or skipped a dose or a whole day. Hence I thought stopping would be easily achievable. As per the doctor schema I was taking 112,5mg for the first week. Then 75mg the following week. Then 37,5mg for the tried week. It was all great and side-effects free. Which led me to believe the complete tapering would be effortless and painless. The 40%, 33% and 50% reductions were nothing (I know the absolute dosage matters due minimal effective dosage etc.), but the “100%” taper from 37,5mg to 0 is badly tolerated.
After 36-48 hours without the drug, I start to feel unpleasantly nauseous. And I get weird body sensations, likely the so called brainzaps. I even had to get another prescription to delay the process. If I do take the dose, I feel normal and ok within few hours. As of now I can’t imagine doing this (stopping altogether) to myself deliberately.
I just read about omega 3. Let me know about any life hacks that worked for you. Like food/ drinks / activities.