Can you die from stopping Effexor cold turkey?

Answer 1

I'm not a doctor, but based on my research...unless you have some underlying condition...you won't die, you'll just wish you would. Stopping Effexor is a hard thing to do, even if you do titrate the dose. It's just the nature of that medication. I have stopped Effexor cold turkey in the past and I experienced headaches, nausea, diarrhea, disturbing dreams, night sweats, flu-like symptoms, vertigo, and extreme irritation. Other people have stopped the medication slowly and experienced the same things when they took their final dose. Others have had only mild effects after sudden discontinuance. It just depends on the person. The effects from stopping the medication do come to an end eventually. There are ways to help people who can't tolerate the discontinuance symptoms...your doctor should be able to help you. Even though it is not recommended to stop this medication cold turkey, I can understand why you would want to. Why postpone the inevitable? That's my thinking anyway. Good luck.