Posted by MSWGradStudent on June 7, 2006, at 5:28:53 [reposted on June 11, 2006, at 17:15:27 | original URL]
In reply to Effexor XR - 37.5 a day for 8 years now, posted by slam on June 4, 2006, at 15:49:42
Professionaly speaking, I've never heard of another case where a patient took that little effexor for that long.
Personally speaking, I would seek another psychiatric consult and ask for a review of your current medications. Effexor is not even proven effective at that low dosage and maintainence of a drug this controversial w/no mental health benefits is seemingly unethical.
If you are taking the medication to prevent WD symptoms, you might ask your psychiatrist (or new psych) about using prozac.
I can't speak from any experience as I won't start my prozac until next week but my psychiatrist felt that 7 days Prozac should lessen Effexor withdrawal symptoms...
Good luck to you.
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