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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Apr 29 8:17am | Replies (6299)
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Hi, @suzy31 - @texasduchess may have some further information for you about a fluoxetine (Prozac) bridge from her experiences with this.

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texasduchess | @texasduchess | Mar 13, 2020

I tapered off Effexor. I did not learn about using Prozac to cushion the withdrawal from Effexor until I started researching the withdrawal symptoms that I began experiencing 6–6.5 weeks after my last dose of Effexor. I was prescribed Valium short-term by a Care Now doctor when my akathisia and anxiety became overwhelming. She had me take 5mg Valium twice a day for three days straight (I stayed home from work) to "get ahead of the anxiety."

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