i to had taken effexor for almost 2 years and for about 1 year of that time i was tring to get off. i lowered my dose to the smallest amount and still was forced to deal with at least a months worth of withdraws. some days the noises in my head from the medication would drive me crazy. i am just curious as to the outcome of this situation. please feel free to contact me via email if there are any updates on this case. thank you