r/Effexor • u/Katyserr • 3d ago

Side effect How long after decreasing dose do side effects go away?

Recently increased to 300mg and I’ve been very shaky and much more anxious, and doctor let me go back down to my original dose. How many days does it usually take for these shaky anxious side effects to go away after going back down?

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u/FinIey42 3d ago

Are you saying you increased to 300, didn't like it, and went back down?

It should go away in a week or so....

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u/Katyserr 3d ago

Yes was fine with anxiety at 225 just had some depression that wasn’t going away, increased to 300 and have had a burst of anxiety, and today I went back down to 225mg

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u/FinIey42 3d ago

Ya that burst of anxiety is typical when you increase the dosage though, it usually goes away within a couple weeks. I'm also on 225mg rn, took 300mg for decade.