Tramadol/effexor

How long after my last effexor dose is it safe to take tramadol? I've been on 75mg effexor daily for abiut 5 months. I've decided to stop taking effexor due to its side effects. The past week I've only been taking 37.5mg of the effexor daily. And I haven't had any effexor at all in about 36 hrs. I'm aware of serotonin syndrome when mixing the effexor with tramadol. But I have no clue of the interaction if I haven't had effexor in 36 hrs


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[1 Points] stimmastergetsfaster:

you only weaned off for a week with the 37.5? I'm no doctor but have gone off that garbage twice in my life so far and just WOW! No other drug in the world can make you feel the withdrawals those antidepressants give you IMO. I don't have any experience with tramadol though so I can't give any advice other than sleep. If I had to make an impulsive decision though I'd probably get back on the 37.5 schedule asap and wean down slower but I don't know shit.


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[1 Points] 180K:

I took tramadol with sertraline, did indeed get serotonin syndrome, not hospitalized but strung the fuck out for 3 days.. My sert. Taper was very slow, like a step every 2 weeks. Interestingly enough, 25mg every other day, I felt really good, not depressed, not doped up. L-Theanine help with that a lot. I say, be off it for 4 days, and it should be ok.