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@AshleyMarineP I’m on duloxetine, I’m lucky that if I forget a dose I can get away with it, but I think that’s rare. Most people seem to get withdrawals pretty quickly

@purplepadma Yeah I got away with it for about 8 hours, and then my body was like, "No seriously, you're going to learn a lesson today."

@AshleyMarineP I think I’m just going to take it for the rest of my life, I went through such awful withdrawal coming off venlafaxine, not keen to do it again!

@purplepadma Last time I came off anything like this I methodically reduced the dosage over a long period of time by removing the little balls in the pill capsules. I was able to avoid brain zaps and major withdrawals that way. The way they tell you to come off it is a recipe for disaster, in my experience.

@AshleyMarineP Agreed. Best practice is to prescribe liquid versions because they’re easier to reduce, but doctors very rarely do that