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Effexor Tapering Off and Side Effects
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Oct 20, 2022 | Replies (373)Comment receiving replies
I've been in a similar position as you, however I wasn't on Effexor nearly as long. It's a nasty beast to come off of at any rate, however. The only thing that helped me was when a doctor prescribed me a 30 day regimen of Prozac. After taking it for 3 days my symptoms subsided, and when the 30 days of Prozac was done I discontinued it with little to no side effects. I'm so sorry you're going through this, and I hope that you're able to find a solution.
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I am now down to 55 mg effexor (weighing the beads), and the horrible burning sensations are stronger than ever. It even feels like my heart is burning. My NP is looking into Prozac, hoping it will help with the withdrawal, both physically and emotionally.
Would you mind telling me more about your experience with prozac? Was it a cross taper, where you overlapped the two meds? Dosages? Did you have worse symptoms before they got better? Any details you can provide would really be appreciated.
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Thanks for the information about the prozac. I'm so glad it worked for you. How many weeks/months were you post tapering off the effexor? Thank you for the encouragement.