Posted by stjames on August 26, 2000, at 2:40:49
For those of you having problems with withdrawal
from AD's, I'll sum up the basics that people here say
works. Taper dose to as low a possible and the substute
and long acting AD, Prozac is the best it seems, for a few days.
Prozac is very long acting, like month(s), so a few doses
and you will coast off the Prozac slowly, avoiding the
withdrawal. This is well established protocal in dealing with
withdrawal from other meds, ie, moving from shorter acting to longer acting
meds. Doc Bob's Tip's mentions the Prozac trick. It has been
written about in publications. Share this info with your doc.If I stop Effexor I get some of the problems y'all get, but they
last just a few days. I take a benzo, Atavin, for this that works very
well. Stops the shocks, the wired feeling, I don't snap at people, cry, ect.
I would suspect for those having a really hard time for an extended period
Klonipin would be ideal to give 24/7 control. Of course,
here we go down the path of an adictive med. However, ~.25 mgs
for 1 to 2 months (or ~.5 mgs atavin 2X/a day) could be stopped
with out problems of adiction in most. If I was going thru
the kind of withdrawal effects mentioned as of late and they lasted more than a few days
I would call my doc and ask, demand if need be, something to
make it stop. Using a benzo for this has a good benifit to risk ratio and it is
short term.james
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