Posted by cherylk on July 11, 2004, at 19:49:44
Hello,
I have been on Effexor XR 150 for over 2 years. I am definitely ready to get off, weight gain, decreased libido etc.. I feel I'm ready to be drug free (read a lot of Tony Robbins):)I have weaned off before and went on Lexapro at the same time and don't remember any withdrawal effects. I might be weaning a little quickly. I'm down to 37.5 after 2 weeks. I'm having horrible dizziness, brain shivers, dreams, fatigue. I can sleep for 18 hours!
Do you think it would be best to try Prozac low dose while I'm trying to wean totally off of these? I just remember not having a problem with the Lexapro. I tried getting totally off of them today but I had to take a pill because I was so dizzy. I just want to get off of this crazy drug. I currently don't have insurance but I'm sure my doc would give me some samples or I'll just pay for them. I'm sure prozac can't be as expensive as Effexor. Oh I also have regular Effexor which they gave me by mistake. I haven't taken them but maybe I can trim them into smaller doses. That's here nor there.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks
poster:cherylk
thread:365135
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