Posted by canadiangirl3 on May 6, 2005, at 14:01:11
In reply to Re: Effexor XR withdrawl » canadiangirl3, posted by meliss337 on May 5, 2005, at 18:10:53
Hi Melissa,
My doctor/shrink (whom I;ve been with for ten years)has actually really looked into this for me. The latest word in the pharma-psychiatry circles is to add in the Prozac while tapering the Effexor withdrawal. I guess you can ask your doctor to do the research, ie the New England Medical Journal etc or to contact other doctors who have this as an area of expertise for a recommendation.(I think doctors do that, don't they? I know lawyers do.) Doctors are suppossed to listen to the their patients. So if you've told her that you WANT to add in Prozac than I would hope that she might listen to you or give you a medical reason why it would be detrimental. Printing out some postings might not be a bad idea as well.
I'm currently on 20mg of Prozac every other day. I guess I will soon go down to every three days etc until I stop completely. I've started exercising again and am doing weight watchers to lose the extra weight I put on. I feel like I am slowly returning to my old self. Good luck with your tapering. I hope you can be effexor-free by summer!
Daphne
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