yes, ma'am....you're on the right track.you're cutting down too fast. you need to taper down much slower than cutting the dosage in half. i am the living example of withdrawal from Effexor. i tapered and tapered and tapered. when i went too fast, i had horrible thoughts and felt awful. are you having the electrical brain zaps yet? headaches? please stay in touch with me. i'll walk you through this. okay? love, pat