Posted by ed_uk on April 10, 2005, at 10:59:24
In reply to Re: Easy Withdrawal with Prozac, posted by ravenstorm on April 9, 2005, at 18:07:21
Hi!
I've come off Paxil twice. One time I substituted 20mg Prozac for 20mg Paxil- I didn't have any withdrawal symptoms when I switched to Prozac, nor did I have any withdrawal symptoms when I abruptly d/ced the Prozac a few months later. Because Prozac has a long half-life, it can take a while to reach a adequate concentration in the blood, I think some people might need to take a 'loading dose' of more than 20mg for a few days when transferring abruptly from another SSRI to Prozac.
Another time I went off 20mg Paxil by going down to 10mg for a few weeks and then stopping abruptly. I had some withdrawal symptoms for about a week after I stopped.
Ed.
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