Posted by SLS on March 12, 2006, at 8:39:38
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal crisis and anafrinil issues, posted by bigcat on March 11, 2006, at 17:25:34
> How long does this sh*t last for?
That is difficult to say. There are people who report that their withdrawal symptoms have lasted for weeks, if not months. However, these seem to be the same people who discontinued the drug abruptly.
I have a hypothesis that the withdrawal syndrome is self-reinforcing via a process known as kindling. The longer one allows the withdrawal syndrome to persist unmitigated, the longer it will last and the more severe will be its symptoms. For this reason, I believe that you would be better off starting another serotonin reuptake inhibitor or returning to Effexor and tapering. Some people actually find success in replacing Effexor with Prozac and tapering the Prozac. The extremely long half-life of Prozac and its active metabolite (7-9 days) acts to gently reduce blood levels.
- Scott
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