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When to jump to zero mg effexor? (and being patient!)
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@njoys @tisme @pjs70
Thank you all for sharing your stories. I feel deeply saddened for your suffering. I had started taking Effexor for 4 weeks and seeing all the horror stories I stopped cold turkey. Fortunately I didn’t suffer noticeable withdrawal symptoms but I also take a Benzo, clonazepam to control my anxiety. I take an average low dose of 0.25 -0.5 mg per day.
I asked this question to you all because I was thinking I should try the EF again because I’m suffering daily with the anxiety.
I have a niece who started on it about 1.5 - 2 months ago and she is tolerating it well it seems.
Anxiety is such a common problem. Why is it so difficult to come up with safe and effective drugs?
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@meingan
Prozac (florazepam) is supposed to be good for anxiety.
Drs. are all up in the air about the addictiveness of the benzodiazepines—a class of drugs that clonazepam belongs to. Frankly, I don’t think it’s a big deal because the withdrawal is fairly mild and lasts about 5-7 days. Tapering the dose makes it easier.
An increase in your clonazepam might help your anxiety more than adding Prozac or another antidepressant. Clonazepam (Klonopin) is the one benzo, tho’, that you shouldn’t stop abruptly b/c it can (rarely) lead to seizures. You can stop other benzos cold turkey w/o that risk, but you will be uncomfortable for 5-7 days.
Effexor can be sedating for some.
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@meingan my anxiety is through the roof and my depression is through the floor but I wont up the effexor ,