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1325908 tn?1274861128 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.
Avatar f tn I then took Effexor and later ther Effexor XR. Effexor XR allowed me to live a reasonably normal life raising a child and having a career. For at least 3 years my depression has slowly gotten progressively worse. My counselor and I believe it is time to add an additional medication, possibly welbutrin or change to a different antidepressant. Currently I take 300mg of effexor XR. This is the same level I have taken for the entire time I've used effexor. I would like input and advice.
Avatar n tn m wondering if maybe Effexor XR is too strong for me and maybe just the regular Effexor would be more suitable? I like the fact that I'm wired and on task all day, but the headaches aren't fun. My therapist says that if cutting my dose down on the Effexor XR resolves the headaches then she has to take me off of it altogether. Do you have any insight on this med, or perhaps suggest something else. I am afraid of staring a med that makes me feel lethargic, I have to be on task.
Avatar n tn I have been taking Effexor XR 150 mg for 2-3 years and now I have been switched to lexapro 10mg . How do I go about tappering off the effexor and when do I start the lexapro????
Avatar n tn I have been on Effexor XR 150 mg for 4 years and due to the cost and effect on my libido, I have started withdrawal, first tapered to 75 mg for 30 days, now on 37.5 for 15 days, then everyother day, and to continue till I'm done. Well in talking to my pharmacist she said she has seen violent reactions when people stop suddenly. My mood swings are terrible and I'm suprised my husband hasn't locked me up. I get angry, moody, incredibally sad.
532848 tn?1214345168 t write much, because I recently switched from Effexor XR to Cymbalta and I can barely function. One Pschiatrist (not mine...I'm suffering..
Avatar f tn and At the present time I am on Effexor xr 150mg, Prozac 40 mg as the Dr. was trying to wean me from 225 of the effexor xr and add the prozac. 1 mg of xanax 4 x’s a day, seroquel 150 mg at night. So this was my new medication line up after switching psych drs. after 10 years. need a new beginning. not feeling good. So this is what she added in. I am a homembody and fear the everyday so it was hard to get to some appts. what she was aware of in the beginning and after i missed 3 appt.
Avatar f tn Has anyone out there ever used Effexor for anxiety and panic disorder, I am running out of options the only one I have not tired is Paxil and my Dr. refuses.... ( Must be a reason, cannot be any worse then Prozac was) I am doing ok on 37.5 mg and every time I try going up to 75 mg I feel worse, so wondering ig I need to go higher or just stay at 37.5 and feel so so!!
Avatar n tn Prozac helped my depression, but stopped working after a while. Effexor XR 75mg helped more, and I actually lost a little weight, but after a while made me so tired. Started Cymbalta today...so far so good. Wellbutrin never did a thing for my depression, and made me feel like I had knots in my stomach. Had terrible withdrawals from Celexa after 18 months-it dumbed me down so bad I had to come off of it. Prozac and Wellbutrin had no withdrawal side effects for me.
Avatar m tn 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. THE SEROTONIN IN YOUR BRAIN STAYS MORE STABLE WITH THE PROZAC IN YOUR SYSTEM, AS THE DRUGS GRADUALLY COMES OFF YOU ARE ABLE TO SLOWLY WEAN OFF.
Avatar n tn has me taking my wellbutrin 150 mg once every 3 days and had me take 1 37.5 mg of the effexor for 5 days and no more effexor just wellbutrin. I am feeling tired, nausea and headaches I asume due to no effexor. Should I have been prescribed the effexor diffrently?
Avatar f tn Not working again anaway!
1331182 tn?1275475604 The doc said to basically make a clean switch to prozac, for example Tuesday take last dose of effexor and Wednesday take Prozac. I have read and read and read everything I could find about tapering and withdrawal. I have NOT read one thing about anyone just quitting effexor and being okay. It is because of the short half life of the drug, meaning it is out of your system the next day. Prozac takes 5 weeks to get out of your system which is why there are no withdrawals.
Avatar n tn I would like to know if it is alright to take 200 mg zoloft, 150 mg effexor xr, and 300 mg gabapentin 3 times a day, each day?
Avatar f tn I was on Lexapro when I found out I was pregnant, and both my psych and OB agreed that Prozac was a safer alternative. I had no issues and my baby was fine. Of course there is no guarantee that a medication won't somehow affect your pregnancy or baby, but these days, a lot of women take an antidepressant during their pregnancies. The best thing to do is have a talk with your OB and involve both the prescribing doc AND your OB in the decision making process.
190673 tn?1259203266 I have been taking Effexor XR 450mg and Buproprion 450mg for a couple of years. I'm weaning off the Effexor, going onto Pristiq and continuing the Buproprion.
Avatar n tn Has your doctor prescribed this for you and said it's o.k.? I take 300 mg of Effexor XR every day, and .5mg of clonazepam in the morning, and 1 mg at bedtime, and I'm fine. He just recently added Wellbutrin to the regimen. I'm wondering why you are asking this. If you doctor prescribed this for you, he/she must feel it's safe for you to take. I'd like to know more. Write me back if you'd like.
Avatar n tn what do you recommend for anxiety and mild depression. I took effexor but gained weight so my dr prescribed wellbutrin as a mood stabalizer. I have read that it causes anxiety, which I dont need. Is there anything else that will ease anxiety but no weight gain?
Avatar m tn I would talk to you doctor and ask them what you should do and how you should wein yourself off cause youa re on XR and them you cant just break in half you actually have to get a lower dose of them meds! Good luck hope u feel better!
Avatar n tn Comming of of Effexor,,Effexor XR needs to be done slowly,,I myself just stopped and had symptoms for a little over a weak,,the dizziness,,this wierd buzzing in my head all the time,,,just really wierd things happening. Tell your doc you owuld like some help comming off of this med,,is he the one who put you on it in the first place.
Avatar f tn Not all meds work the same for everyone. You might be better off with a different drug. I take Prozac and have for many years. They tried to switch me for pregnancy and just for a break, paxil was ok and Effexor did nothing for me. website says: Panic Disorder. The recommended starting dose is 37.5 mg per day of Effexor XR for 7 days.
Avatar f tn I was wondering if anyone has ever had negative side effects from drinking beer while on Effexor XR. I recently went on vacation and drank beer for 11 days straight. A few times I got pretty drunk. Since then, I have been depressed and feel like my medication is not even working. I believe the beer nullified the effects of my Effexor XR. It has been 2 weeks now since I have drank anything and still feel that depressive, blue, unable to concentrate or make decisions feeling.
Avatar m tn Hello everyone, I am 22 and I have severe anxiety and panic attacks, I was on Luvox since 2006 and it helped me out tremendously, but this year it felt like it was starting to wear off, I went to my pdoc and she gave me this demon anti depressant ''effexor XR'' and at first I didn't really feel much from it, but I have been on it a month and it has helped my depression out and put my mood up a bit but my anxiety and panic attacks have been the worst they have ever been so bad
Avatar f tn Effexor and Celexa are both SSRI's I believe and you really shouldnt have been on both at the same time. Especially with Buspar. The combination seems off to me. However having to go cold turkey is hard as well. I think you need to seek another doctors help asap. Please dont take any meds from any source other than what you have been prescribed. Switch doctors asap!!!!!
Avatar m tn Hello, I've been on Effexor XR for over 10 yrs, orignally perscribed for pre-menopause gradually upped to 300 mg. I've been on 300 mg for 3 yrs, long story short; no longer have health insurance due to a divorce so I started cutting back to 150mg per day from what I had left (6 days). I appealed the insurance issue which took (60 days) with his (ex-husbands)HR Dept and was denied, thinking I would be reinstated and able to get my meds.
Avatar f tn Just wondering how people out there have done on Effexor XR for anxiety and panic attacks and what dose has worked for them? I started on it July 10th feel pretty good, a few panic attacks here and there but for the most feel good!!
Avatar f tn I have just started taking Pristiq after being on Effexor-XR for a long time and I'm wondering if anyone out there has had any good experiences with Pristiq, and if so could they please share them?