Posted by janejane on June 15, 2010, at 22:03:36
In reply to Re: help; Post longterm treatment w/ Venlafaxine L, posted by cb776 on June 15, 2010, at 15:22:39
If you have a partial response from effexor and you'd like to stick with Rx meds, you might want to continue with it and add something to tackle your remaining symtoms. Wellbutrin sounds like a good choice. If you want to discontinue, I believe it's the serotonin part of the equation that causes problems, not the catecholamines. (This is why few people have trouble getting off wellbutrin relative to say, paxil.)
If you switch to another SNRI (or SSRI), I don't think withdrawal is likely to be a problem if you cross-taper. If you don't transition to something else serotonergic, 5-HTP or tryptophan might be useful. (Benadryl is also good for relieving withdrawal-related nausea.) Adding tyrosine or phenylalanine makes sense for your symptoms. (Note that if you use tryptophan, you'd have to take it at a separate time than the others. It may be safer for your heart than 5-HTP, though.) Personally, I didn't have consistent results with aminos. Other people seem to like them, though.
If you're interested in herbs, try looking into rhodiola rosea.
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