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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
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"Sometimes, even if you are slow and deliberate when weaning yourself off an antidepressant, you still may experience symptoms of discontinuation syndrome. One possible way to get relief is to take a single 20 milligram (mg) dose of Prozac [sometimes another]. Your symptoms will likely go away within a few hours. And because of Prozac’s long half-life, you won’t have withdrawal symptoms after taking that one capsule."--Antidepressants and Discontinuation Syndrome: Tips for Relief from Withdrawal Symptoms by Nancy Schimelpfening; https://www.verywellmind.com/tips-to-reduce-antidepressant-withdrawal-symptoms-1066835
Has anyone tried this? If so, did it work? Do you know if it would work on someone who's been off Effexor four months and still experiencing discontinuation symptoms?
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@texasduchess
Good Morning!
Thank you for posting the article. I read it and found another article more specifically for Effexor:
https://www.verywellmind.com/brain-shivers-as-effexor-withdrawal-symptom-1065516
Interesting, too.
Have a great weekend!
Ronnie (GINSBERGr)
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Best to ask a psychiatrist - but it's not unheard of - it depends on whether the ingredient causing your discontinuation symptoms is the serotonin or the norepinephrine....if it's both or just serotonin - the prozac might help.. .As an SNRI, Effexor works on both chemicals - while Prozac is an SSRI....but prozac, zoloft etc seem to be easier to taper from.