Posted by Banshie on July 1, 2003, at 17:39:05
In reply to Re: Switching from Effexor XR to Lexapro, posted by jlo820 on July 1, 2003, at 15:35:55
What side effects did you have? How long did it take for the Lexapro to take effect? Also how would you compare Lexapro to Effexor? It it working for you & do you like it? I am already down to 150 a day of Effexor and just starting to get dizzy, tremors, etc. I think I might take 1/2 a Lexapro (5mg) in the morning and see what it does.
> I made the exact same transition. Here is what I did:
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> 1. Started Lexapro 10 mg in the morning. Went from 300 Effexor in the morning to 150 in the morning and 150 in the evening. (Right Away)
> 2. Eventually dropped the evening dose so I was just taking Effedxor 150 every morning. (Did this for about a week)
> 3. Starting taking Effexor 150 every other morning - there were a few side effects, so I started taking an additional 10mg of Lexapro in the evenings (this was about the time I started feeling the effects...it made them go away almost immediately.) (Did this for about a week and 1/2)
> 4. Dropped the Effexor entirely and continued on 10 mg LExapro in the morning and again in the evening with no problems. I think eventually I will go back to just 10 mg in the morning.
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> I was really surprised at how easy this transition was, especially after all the horror stories I had heard about Effexor withdrawal and the fact that I was on a high dose like you.
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> Let me know if you have additional questions.
>
> Peyton
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