Posted by Bill L on October 30, 2001, at 12:11:59
In reply to Re: effexro withdrawal 'hell', prozac 10 mg--krist, posted by janejj on October 30, 2001, at 9:04:32
20 mg is the usual starting dose but some people do pretty good on 10mg. It takes about 4 to 6 weeks to completely build up in your blood since it has a long half life. I'm sure that your doctor is planning to raise your dosage IF the 10 mg is not enough to ease your symptoms.
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> > When I came off of Effexor.... I went thru that pure hell you are talking about. After about 6 days.... I couldn't take it anymore and asked people on this board for suggestions. I did what was recommended.... and took 10 mgs of prozac for a couple days. That was to get me off of effexor. I wasn't intending on going back on another AD again. Are you asking about the mg of prozac to get you off of effexor.... or to use it as your regular AD?
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> > > i have never felt so crap in my life !! I took 75mg of effexor for 7 days and then came off. I have the worst sore throat, fatigue.........feelings of just wanting to crawl out of my skin..its nasty.
> > > Today, 4 days later i am starting prozac 10mg. My doctor has given me a months prescription. Do you think that 10mg is going to work to ease my depression ? It seems that most people are on 20mg.
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