Posted by jboud24 on October 20, 2004, at 13:08:11
In reply to Effexor/ Missed 1 dose, posted by gr8red on October 20, 2004, at 10:38:01
Why did he miss the dose? Yes I would think that is normal for effexor due to its relatively short plasma half-life. Try not to miss any doses, and if it is a matter of running out, ask your doc to write your son a 'backup' script as a buffer in case you run out again.
The same phenomena happened to me when I would miss my daily dose of Paxil. Alternately, you could ask your doc for Cymbalta, which has a longer half-life but similar pharmacodynamic qualities as effexor, or ask for Zoloft, Celexa, or Prozac which all stay in the system for a longer length of time. I have personal experience with celexa and zoloft, and missing a dose one day won't give those unplesant discontinuation side-effects.
Good Luck,
Justin
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