Posted by Donna Louise on May 15, 2006, at 21:23:04
In reply to How long you have to be off SSRI to try MAIO?, posted by UgottaHaveHOPE on May 13, 2006, at 14:49:37
> How long do you have to be off an SSRI, Paxil, Prozac, before being able to start MAIO, ENSAM? Thanks
5 weeks for prozac.
I did a ten day washout from effexor (washout is such a pleasant sounding term for what is a bone crushing mind shaking trip to hell..) From all I read, a week would be sufficient for effexor, my pdoc wanted me to go two weeks to be safe so I split the difference. No harm done. I would think paxil would be a week also since its half life is so short like effexor's. But I would research that thoroughly as I am just assuming. I would also assume (and you know what that means about all that *ss outa you and me stuff) that the worse the withdrawals, the shorter the half life, the shorter the washout period. But again, I know nothing.Donna
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