Posted by meliss337 on May 5, 2005, at 18:10:53
In reply to Re: Effexor XR withdrawl, posted by canadiangirl3 on April 29, 2005, at 11:21:13
Hi,
I'm sort of in the same position, or will be - I started going down from 150 mg almost 3 weeks ago and today was the first day I've taken 75 mg. And other than being EXTREMELY emotional (like, overreacting/crying to bad things, and also insane happy crying), and occasional dizzniness, so far I've been okay (knock on wood). So I figure on this track, in a month or so, I'll be at a (very) small dose. If my Dr actually *gives* me the Prozac, and then it has a half-life of 5 weeks (good LORD, what a difference from effexor)... how long should I keep taking it? I know you're not a doctor, but, just a question...
Also - if you know - see, my doctor I assume is pretty much ignorant when it comes to this (she told me to go down to 75 directly from 150, stay there for a week or so, and then stop taking it completely). WOuld you suggest printing out documents from this site, or others, that recommend the Prozac-adding tapering off approach, or something?
thanks in advance!
Melissa
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