Listen to me, I am a pharmacist. The following is an excerpt from the manufacturer's insert... DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
Effexor XR should be administered in a single dose with food either in the morning or in the
evening at approximately the same time each day. Each capsule should be swallowed whole with
fluid and not divided, crushed, chewed, or placed in water, or it may be administered by carefully
opening the capsule and sprinkling the entire contents on a spoonful of applesauce. This
drug/food mixture should be swallowed immediately without chewing and followed with a glass
of water to ensure complete swallowing of the pellets.
SO THERE IS YOUR ANSWER DIRECTLY FROM THE MANUFACTURER!!!!!!!
