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Posted by madeline on September 22, 2006, at 11:17:59
I've been on Prozac for years, but I'm wondering if a jolt of norepi may be just for me.
Anyone had any experience in going from Prozac to Effexor, cymbalta?
Posted by valene on September 22, 2006, at 17:36:44
In reply to I'm thinking about cymbalta/effexor, posted by madeline on September 22, 2006, at 11:17:59
> I've been on Prozac for years, but I'm wondering if a jolt of norepi may be just for me.
>
> Anyone had any experience in going from Prozac to Effexor, cymbalta?I understand your desire to be well from depression, believe me. However, I have read that the withdrawal from both effexor and cymbalta can be brutal. Since I am already on an addictive drug, xanax, 1.75mg., I will not subject myself to any others that might cause extreme discomfort. (Yes benzos are the absolute *worst* for many people who try to withdraw, so the decision is yours.
If I were you I'd search the web for withdrawal forums or just plug in "effexor or Cymbalta and see the results. I got scared when I read the anxiety community response to cymbalta withdrawals. I was seriously considering it until I read them. There are whole web sites devoted to withdrawals from Paxil, Effexor, etc. I have been greatly harmed by benzo "dependence" which is the worst of all drugs possible, and I will not subject myself to another drug that will cause withdrawal symptoms severe enough to have websites devoted to them. Just My HUMBLE OPINION. It is a hard decision when you are faced with unrelenting depression, I agree. I just wish I could go back and never have taken that xanax, but now at age 59, I am hooked and I defy anyone to say I am not addicted to xanax. It is a fact of my life. My neural receptors are forever craving that GABAa that is being withheld when I try to decrease a benzo, and the w/d's can be horrendous, worse than heroin or any other drug since they can last for many months.
I am wary of all psych. drugs at this time.
Val
Posted by yxibow on September 23, 2006, at 23:23:09
In reply to I'm thinking about cymbalta/effexor, posted by madeline on September 22, 2006, at 11:17:59
> I've been on Prozac for years, but I'm wondering if a jolt of norepi may be just for me.
>
> Anyone had any experience in going from Prozac to Effexor, cymbalta?It is all an individual thing when it comes to depression -- some need a stimulant, one that brings out NE, and some cannot stand any of them and need an SSRI.
Personally I have found Cymbalta at 120mg to be a moderate to excellent antidepressant (depending on breakthrough symptoms which crop up inevitably as nothing is a "cure"), but some years ago I tried Effexor and I absolutely couldn't stand it or be able to sleep. But some people are the opposite.
If your doctor is suggesting it, its worth a trial dose at 20mg to see if your body can tolerate it. Don't get into capsule splitting and all that which has been discussed here ad nausea, its more dangerous than its worth.-- feel better
Jay
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