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While tapering down on Effexor, I had just cut my dose in 1/2, so I was at 125 mg. I could not function at all. I just sat at my computer in a fog, crying. My cognitive ability was decreased. I called my doctor and she said to start the Prozac immediately instead of waiting until I was completely off. Well Prozac did nothing for me at that point. I had to go back to 225 mg. I have been Effexor XR since 1998 or 1999. This medication is the only one that works for me. When I was a teenager, Prozac worked but not now.