Posted by King Vultan on June 24, 2004, at 12:08:30
In reply to no effexor taper, posted by thinkfast on June 24, 2004, at 10:56:38
> Pdoc says there is no need to taper off of effexor at 75mg since I've only been on it a few months. I expressed my concern from this site and she still said there was no need. 150mg of Wellbutrin is the new trial...Anyone else gone from effexor to wellbutrin with ease. Thanx!
At one point, I was taking 75 mg Effexor and added 300 mg Wellbutrin SR to it. As I recall, I went down to 37.5 mg of the Effexor for a while, and I believe I then went to zero. I suffered significant withdrawal symptoms, but not as bad as the one time I idiotically went from 150 to zero cold turkey on my own (well, my pdoc at the time was horrible, and I was younger and more impulsive). In the first situation I mentioned--when I was taking the Wellbutrin--I had been on the Effexor a total of about 6 months.
I guess I have to disagree with your pdoc's attitude. Why not play it safe and at least taper to some extent? One other thing--you may find the 150 mg Wellbutrin to be a non-therapeutic amount; although, my opinion is that it is a good starting dosage. I found 150 mg/day of Wellbutrin SR to have no antidepressant effect, but there certainly was some at 300 mg/day. Of course, YMMV.
Todd
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