@rosa66
I wanted to suggest you perhaps speak to your doctor regarding taking a medication with a longer half-life and see if s/he would recommend a longer half-life. Supposedly they make withdrawal symptoms easier.
Here are some half-life times for you.
Serotonin reuptake inhibitors
DRUG……….HALF-LIFE
Paxil………24 hours hours
Lexapro..27 to 32 hours
Celexa…..36 hours
Prozac……..4-6 days
Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
Effexor……..3-5 hours
Cymbalta….12 hours
Pristiq………..12 hours
Dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
Wellbutrin……21 hours
The problem, I believe is that people have a different idea of what slow is and don't take into account their dose, age, sex, time on the drug etc.
I also think exercise and a healthy diet are important.
Best of luck,
Jake
Wow….so shorter half lives are harder to taper off….Effexor would be worse than Paxil!
Since Paxil worked so well for so long for me, could a different SSRI work?
The SNRI’s add another component, rather than just the serotonin….what if don’t need the norepinephrine and how do I know