Posted by RENEB on April 19, 2002, at 7:59:03
In reply to Re: Effexor XR withdrawal - does benadryl help?, posted by Cmatt on April 13, 2002, at 0:14:24
> If SSRI's dont bother you, you might see about using a small amount of Prozac while coming down off the Effexor. The belief is that since Effexor leaves the body so quick, the rapid loss of effect on serotonin is belived to be somewhat responsible for the discomfort. Some say that adding some Prozac helps ease the discomfort.
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> Other than that, use might try a sedating Tricylic Antidepressant like Elavil or Surmontil, or even the Remeron the other poster mentioned.
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> CmattHi Guys, I have just successfuly withdrawaled from effexor XR. I first tried it going from 150 to 37.5 to 0 staying 2 weeks at each dose. That didnt work for me. I still had a great deal of the those horrible side effects. My pdoc had me follow that schedule but then I went to a 25mg dose than I split the tablet in half so I was only taking half of that dose and than I split it again...Boy, that wasnt easy. I was down to 1/4 tablet. When I finished my cycle with the 1/4 tablet I stopped. I can tell you it worked wonderful. I had not one side effect. I know this takes longer, but I couldnt do it the other way . I tried the benadryl and also motion sickness pills and neither of them worked for me.
Renee
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