Posted by lioness on September 30, 2003, at 18:12:05
In reply to EFFEXOR , posted by kcg33 on September 30, 2003, at 5:49:39
Hi,
I read your post and felt my blood boil reading about your doctor's response to your complaints. I have spoken to both my doctor and my father (who is also a psychiatrist) about the withdrawal symptoms, and both said this was not unusual. They both told me I needed to take prozac, as it has a longer half life and that should take care of the withdrawal symptoms. I have been taking 10 mg. of prozac along with my 75 mg effexor for the last 5 days. The side effects are diminishing, but are not gone yet. I was told NOT to decrease my dose until I have had 7 symptom-free days. I think you need to find someone who knows a little more about effexor and who does not have to consult the pdr to refute what are common symptoms of effexor withdrawal.Any doctor who prescibes medications should know what the possible side effects are. Find out about getting a presciption for prozac and then once you have gone down to 37.5 mg. you can ask for a prescription at the 25 mg dose, which you can then break in half or in quarters as you make your way off the medication. I also hope you have someone supportive in your life as I have found that to be very important in my withdrawal process. Good luck!
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