Posted by Jack Smith on May 14, 2003, at 13:08:56
In reply to Success with Effexor XR in place of Prozac?, posted by Mezz_tech on May 13, 2003, at 15:38:05
I am not a doctor so obviously take my opinion for what you think it is worth. . . .
> My doctor is taking me off Prozac , which Ive been on for 6 years now at 20mg/day and putting me on 75 mg of Effexor XR to take the place of the Prozac. The reason for this being that the Prozac just did not take care of my anxiety that just recently crept up on me. The Prozac worked WONDERFULLY for depression, but NOT anxiety!!!!
I think it would be a better idea to either raise the dose of prozac or add in a benzo or both. Since prozac is still working for your depression, I think going off it is a bad idea. Why not just add in xanax or klonopin to see if that helps your anxiety?? What are your symptoms like?
>I keep hearing horrible things about Effexor and this is only my 4th day on it
If managed properly effexor is a good drug and its withdrawl can be dealt with if you have a knowledgeable doctor.
JACK
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