Posted by SLS on August 5, 2005, at 9:40:19
In reply to Re: Luvox withdrawal. Any advice?, posted by vitalsign0 on August 5, 2005, at 8:29:18
Hi again.
> Where did this plan come from?I'm sorry to have to inform you that the plan is my own. The flexible-dosing strategy has been used by others at my suggestion and have been successful discontinuing SRI antidepressants.
> So the plan for tomorrow will be having 3 12.5 doses ready. Take one in the morning and then wait for even the slightest symptom to appear and then take another, repeat for the final dose.
It is good that you be familiar with the signs and symptoms of the withdrawal syndrome so that you can identify it accurately when it does appear without being too anxious and dosing prematurely.
> Continue this until the withdrawal is minor after many hours of a dose.
I think it is better to reduce the size of the dose as you go along and keep approximately the same interval of dosing rather than keep the dose static.
> Would you say the Xanax compunds the problem of withdrawaling off of Luvox since it's breakdown is hindered in th eliver by Luvox?
Wow. That's a great observation. One chart that I was able to find describes the interaction as relatively minor. However, it might still be a consideration. My guess is that the difficulties you have reducing the dosage by only 25% suggests that this drug interaction is probably not playing a role in the appearance of symptoms.
Try to reduce the size of your doses and keep the same dosing schedule rather than allow an increase in the inter-dose period. I believe you will get "stuck" if you try to keep the doses static.
- Scott
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