Posted by melley on June 23, 2003, at 6:55:28
In reply to Should I stop effexor, posted by racergurl74 on June 22, 2003, at 21:18:33
> I don't want anyone to get the wrong message from what I want to say. I have been on effexor for 7 days and just found this posting site. I've read everyone's experiences. Before effexor, I had been on prozac 20 mg. for about 5 years. I originally started the med because of marital problems and needed something to help me thru it. Everything worked out and I'm still married, going on 19 years. Heres my thing, when do you know if you don't need any meds any more? For the past 2 days I have forgotten my effexor and I have the worst nausua ever today. The prozac had begun to make me very lifeless and tired and lazy and sleepy, that's why I wanted to change to effexor. But now, I kind of feel like maybe I don't need any meds any more. My family practice doc prescribes it for me. I've never been to a phsyc. dr. I would just like to be my old self again and not be medicated if I don't have to be. I can remember feeling so much more energetic before I started prozac and I would love to discontinue if I could. I asked my dr. and he said, "ok", just to stop, that I'm not on high enough dosage to taper off. What do you think.
I think you will still need to taper off. Now, about needing meds. Generally the way it works with meds is that the first time you have a depressive episode you take it for a year. Then go off. If the depression comes back then you go on it long term. This is just what I learned in my travels. Might not be a bad idea to go off all and then it you are still feeling bad get back on. What about wellbutrin? That helps with depression but usually makes you more energetic then less. melissa
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