Effexor vs prozac
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If you want to know why it this works, a big part of it is the half-life of the medicine (Effexor is 3 hours vs. Prozac 70 hours....short half life means far worse withdrawal). Second is the receptors that Prozac hits vs Effexor which ends up reversing the withdrawal effect. Then when you finally get off Prozac it just slowly fades away over a 7 day period out of your body without any withdrawal.
Never rush coming of psych. meds. I'm on Effexor, as Citalopram didn't help.Am on it for life, as I've relapsed several times, only to end up in Psych. Hospital. Consultant insisted that it is in my best interest to remain on Effexor 150 mg as a 'maint. dose. Along with 3.75 mg. of Zopiclone (sleeping tablet) Since I've not quitted Effexor I can't answer your question. Take longer than you are tempted to before you quit.
SO I DECIDED TO GO BACK AND HE ACTUALLY GAVE ME 10MG OF PROZAC TO OFFSET THE WITHRAWL FROM THE EFFEXOR AND IT WORKED!. HE TOLD ME TO TAKE ONE DAY OF 37.5 EFFEXOR, AND 10MG OF PROZAC. THEN FOR 3-5 DAYS TAKE JUST THE 10MG OF PROZAC. I FELT A LITTLE SICK STILL GETTING OFF THE EFFEXOR WITH THE PROZAC BUT IT WAS NOT NEARLY AS BAD. THE REASON HE GAVE THE PROZAC TO OFFSET THE EFFEXOR SIDE EFFECTS IS BECAUSE PROZAC HAS A MUCH LONGER HALF LIFE THAN EFFEXOR.
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I am bipolar with more depression than anything. I've been on effexor with Tegretol and it's not working....so we're changing from effexor to either prozac or lithium. I don't know which one I should try....I'm tired and have no libido. The side effects of Prozac are just that. But Lithium has more dangerous side effects. I need help deciding!
I spoke with my doctor and tapered off the dosage of effexor and started on Prozac to help with the withdrawal symptoms. I took my last 1/4 pill of 37.5 effexor 1 week ago. I have been so sick, unable to eat, drink, crying, phobic, scared, nauseated and unable to function. I am really worried about my job as I have been emotional there and unable to do my job properly. Yesturday I felt that I just couldn't get through it, drove to work but don't know how I did it.
My doctor wanted to try Effexor. I told her years ago I was on Prozac during counseling for depression in a bad marriage and weaned myself off after a year. Have done fine for awhile until now. I started caring for a brother who is waiting for a kidney/liver transplant. I read where Prozac might not be good for anxiety that it may cause anxiety? Also I read where there are other medications better for someone my age.
i was on it for a while then came off and now had another panic attack and went bk on the effexor which helped for 6 weeks then seemed to stop working for me so thats why my doctor put me on prozac i picked up being on both effexor and prozac then weened off effexor over 2 weeks as told to by my doctor and been off them 22 days today.is the effexor out of my system yet and should the prozac start to work now as i feel tired all the time and don't feel refreshed after a 7/8 hours sleep.
Has anyone ever heard of, or been on, the combination of 40mg Prozac, 30mg Dexedrine, and 4-6mg Ativan daily? I was on this for 7 years, along with narcotics for terrible migraines. Been drug free for 3 years with no depression, but man...was it awful getting off all that stuff!
Would love to hear from anyone with this combo or hear any stories about Zoloft, Prozac, & Effexor side effects and withdrawals.
t think Prozac is In the same group as Effexor. Effexor is a SNRI, what group is Prozac in ? My doctor changed me from Effexor to citalopram to dolsulipin that was in a different group and works on a different part of the brain. That means that you go into cold turkey.
When we come off too quickly like the doctors tell us to switch your brain chemistry is altered. These tablets are fat soluable so stick to fat and muscle in your body and build up depending on how many years you were on them.
My guess is that this is the Effexor withdrawal, not the Prozac, as the Prozac will take about 4-6 weeks usually to start working. I also don't think it will help much with the Effexor withdrawal, as it's in a different class of drugs, no two drugs work the same or target the same neurotransmitter receptors, and you might get new side effects while getting used to the Prozac.
10 days ago i stopped taking my 37.5 mg effexor. i was taking 37.5 mg every other day for a year now. i took prozac 5 mg instead for 3 days, but kept getting stomach problems so doc told me i can't take it for long as it was causing the diarrhea. a week ago, i stopped taking prozac as well. in the last 10 days, i've had withdrawal effects like brain zaps, nausea and irritability but at least 80% less than before when i tried quitting cold turkey.
I was put on Prozac 40 mg 3 months ago, This was after 12 years of Effexor. I have been nauseated and feel as though I have all the symptoms of severe depression. No motivation, sleeping 16-18 hours etc. This was a new Doctor for me. Family practice. I also quit smoking and was on Chantix at the same time. I thought the terrible side effects were Chantix. But I still am in trouble after stopping Chantix 7 weeks ago.
I am so sick. Is it common to have panic attack while coming off of effexor? I had the worst one last night and ended up in the emergency room. I felt sick to my stomach, headache, dizzy, and then had a panic attack. I am just hoping the attack came from being off of the effexor. I weaned from 150-75-37.5 and I quit the 37.5 two days ago. Now today, 2 days later, I had another major panic attack. Plagued with negative thinking, fear, worry.
I was put on effexor about 25yrs. ago for severe PMDD. Since I am now menopausal my doctor has weaned me off it. I have been completely off it now for about 1-1/2wks. and have been experiencing withdrawl symptoms. I am very depressed, cry at the slightest situations, have mood swings, and feel suicidal at times. I am generally a happy outgoing person, but have felt withdrawn, hopeless, and lack of purpose in my life.
hi was just wondering if the meds i'm on are for me or not??? i'm on 20mg prozac week 4 and 2 days and have been off effexor 17days The reason for the change in meds was effexor wasn't working for me even tho it has done before .I do feel i'v picked up at little but after a 7/8 hours night sleep feel tired and not rested at all. I'm yawning alot have bad diarrhea and feel anxious most of the time and haven't got that happy feeling like i used to have.
tired and cranky all the time, thought it was the effexor....On July 12 doctor switched me from effexor 75 mg. to 20mg prozac...prozac made me rage...after 11 days of taking prozac, I quit taking everything (July 23rd). Now I am irritable, short tempered and very impatient with people....are these withdrawals or signs of needing to to back on another anti depressant.
What you're probably experiencing is called protracted withdrawal. Your psychiatrist is having a typical psychiatrist reaction, which is to ignore common sense which would tell anyone that when you have a problem you never had before and the only new thing is you stopped taking a medication, you're brain is probably having a hard time adapting back to working naturally. This is a common reaction to taking antidepressants for a long period of time, as you did.
Recently, about two weeks ago, his psychiatrist decided to re-prescribe Effexor XR 150 mg QAM, Depakote 500 mg BID, and added on Prozac 120 mg QAM, and 20 mg at night since the Depakote and Effexor has brought him out of depression in the past and try him on a weight management program instead. About a week later, he was omitted in the hospital for falling down and acting confused.
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