Im going through withdrawals at the moment too....im in week 3 of weaning myself of this sh*t. I thank God for finding this site and thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for your help and ideas to minimize withdrawals. I went cold turkey once and couldnt handle it and went back on effexor. Im doing it slowly now and it is still a living hell. I encourage people not to give up and keep trying to get off this drug. In my opinion this evil drug should be taken off the market. It is equivalent NOT similar to trying to get off heroin. I pray for everyone going through what i am....you are not alone. Pete xxx