Posted by canadiangirl3 on April 29, 2005, at 11:21:13
In reply to Re: Effexor XR withdrawl, posted by Dizzy in Dixie on April 28, 2005, at 12:48:21
Hi Dizzy,
Prozac has a half life of five weeks. I think that means it stays in your blood for five weeks so that if you miss a day ( ie for withdrawal purposes) you don't get the crazy w/d symptoms. I am just now starting to come off Prozac. I'm doing every other day at 20mg. My therapist MD says that if that isn't working for me you can get Prozac in liquid form and we can taper the dose in much smaller increments. Today I didn't take my 20mg of Prozac and I am feeling just as I was yesterday ( except a little happier because it's Friday). I have to say I was like you- very strong in my position not to 'breakdown' and fiddle with another drug. But I have to tell you it made getting off the Effexor SO MUCH EASIER. And no more brain zaps!!! Good Luck and talk it over with a doctor.
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