Posted by SLS on May 21, 2005, at 7:24:59
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal--WHEN WILL IT END???, posted by canadiangirl3 on May 20, 2005, at 22:30:15
> I tried that Slinky. I used teeny doses of Prozac to taper the Effexor. I finally went off Prozac and after ten days free of the drug I am getting the wicked brain zaps, full body buzzzzzzing and I am irritible as sh*t! It is getting worse, I think. I am loathe to introduce even a small amount of Prozac back into my regime. I want off these crazy drugs. What is weird is when I was on Prozac seven years ago - I NEVER had any of these same w/d symptoms. Is it cause I'm getting older?
One possibility for explaining the failure of the Prozac substitution strategy might be that you didn't use nearly enough of it. In actuality, 20mg is a teeny dose. The stuff stays in the body so long that it takes over a week at 20mg just to reach the lowest of therapeutic blood levels. The idea is to take Prozac 20mg for 3-5 days and then stop; allow this slow-clearing drug to act as a natural taper.
- Scott
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