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Posted by TriedEveryMedication on January 24, 2014, at 22:48:45
I've been on effexor XR 300mg for about a year and a half now. I'm getting sudden elevated liver and blood sugar levels in a recent blood test. My doctor wants me to go off the effexor.
He said I can take a single prozac to wean myself off the effexor. Apparently prozac has a long half life and it will be like automatic tapering.
Unfortunately he told me this over a noisy car phone, and I forgot to ask some details.
Has anyone done this? Can I just one morning take the prozac instead of the effexor and that's that? Or do I take the effexor along side the prozac for a while?
Thanks.
Posted by Phillipa on January 25, 2014, at 9:00:51
In reply to Using prozac to wean off of effexor (or SSRIs), posted by TriedEveryMedication on January 24, 2014, at 22:48:45
Sorry about the elevated liver enzymes. I would think you need some clarification from the doc. No idea how fast he wants you off the Effexor. Can you call? Phillipa
Posted by jono_in_adelaide on January 26, 2014, at 2:39:16
In reply to Using prozac to wean off of effexor (or SSRIs), posted by TriedEveryMedication on January 24, 2014, at 22:48:45
Taking say 20g of Prozac a day for say 1-2 weeks can ease the withdrawal effects from Effexor, yes
Prozac has a half life of about 9 days, so when you stop it, it self tapers
It can also be very helpful to have a few tablets of a benzo prescribed (say 10 tabs of Valium) so you can take one if any symptoms become distressing
Posted by TriedEveryMedication on January 26, 2014, at 23:35:08
In reply to Re: Using prozac to wean off of effexor (or SSRIs), posted by jono_in_adelaide on January 26, 2014, at 2:39:16
Whelp, I went from 300mg effexor/day to 75mg effexor + 20mg 'zac starting yesterday.
Feeling a little spacey, but other than that no withdrawal symptoms yet...
If I feel ok Tuesday, I'll drop to 37.5mg effexor for a couple days.
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