I tried the same thing, I looked up on "How to get off effexor" and got like 10,000 pages. People are seriously freaked out over this medication. Even Lamactil with its deadly rash doesnt scare people as much. Well what ever choice you make PYeah I would defaintly talk to your PDOC about the side effects, withdrawl symptoms and everything that comes with it. Since they will be working with you directly. I just hope some of us around here gave you some warning.

Good Luck with it all! We are all here for you if you have anymore questions!

-Mark