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Posted by Vasilis on January 3, 2012, at 17:50:55
I am tired of my doctors advice on medication. I am currently at 40mg of prozac and i feel depressed. I want to take Effexor, but my doctor thinks i am ok with prozac. So, i am thinking to try Effexor by myself, i know it sounds stupid but i am tired of my depression. What do you think?
Should i tapper off prozac and take the Effexor 75mg? I am thinking of stopping Prozac, and start take Effexor 75mg. I am worried a little about prozac's long half life and if it could cause serotonin syndrome if i also take effexor...
I appreciate your help.
Posted by Christ_empowered on January 3, 2012, at 18:41:25
In reply to Switching from Prozac to Effexor, posted by Vasilis on January 3, 2012, at 17:50:55
Couldn't you just add in wellbutrin or endronax (I may have misspelled the last one...) ?
I don't know about switching to effexor from prozac. I'd be scared of serotonin syndrome, too. Plus, the ADs are all a bit different, so you might lose something that's keeping you afloat. I know building a cocktail doesn't sound appealing, but I seriously think that adding in another drug might be easier.
Posted by Vasilis on January 7, 2012, at 9:35:54
In reply to Switching from Prozac to Effexor, posted by Vasilis on January 3, 2012, at 17:50:55
Ok, i am on day four without the prozac and i took today 37.5mg of effexor. I don't think i'll have any problems in such a low dose.
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