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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
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@sandij I took Prozac as a bridge as well and had horrible anxiety and restless legs, my dr kept increasing it and it made my symptoms worse. I quit taking it and my symptoms eased, I realized now it was side effects from the medicine. She switched me to Zoloft and it is doing the same thing. Apparently I can not tolerate SSRI meds. She is wanting to try trilacilic meds, may have spelled that wrong, has anyone tried these types of meds before?
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I have not tried tricyclics but my doc put me in seroquel at night and Zoloft in the morning. Seroquel is a mood stabilizer and keeps the anxiety at bay as you start an SSRI. It’s working much better than the few days I tried Lexapro. I couldn’t take the anxiety! And while I still have anxiety in the morning , it’s very doable. I’m at day 15 and am hoping this anxiety ceases. Ask you doc for a mood stabilizer. It may help. Good luck.