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Withdraw? Pristiq Effexor now Cymbalta
I was put on Effexor 3/6, 150mgs. I had been on Pristiq for 15 years. After a few days on the Effexor I woke up with numbness in my face, mouth and tongue. Can't feel the bottom of my feet, which are so cold, nausea, confusion. I ended up in the hospital. All tests and scans came back normal. I can't sleep and my blood pressure spiked. Stopped Effexor 3/17.
I'm still experiencing all of this.
Psychiatrist put me on 30mgs Cymbalta, I'm so afraid that it's not enough to keep withdraw from the Pristiq and Effexor. I was on 200mgs of the Pristiq , but in February the psych dropped it to 100.
I saw the same psychiatrist for 23 years. I flopped around until I found this dr who i really like.
Sorry if this is jumbled up
I'm pretty jumbled.
Advice on withdraw or Cymbalta would be greatly appreciated.
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I took Cymbalta for a time. When I tried to get off of it, withdrawal was awful. I’d never take it again.
It sounds like the strange things that happen during withdrawal. You were lowered too quickly from the pristiq, in my opinion. Then you dropped pristiq and effexor. Your nervous system doesn't know what to do without them. There may be some possible on-boarding effects with the Cymbalta as well.
While I'm not a doctor, I am going through effexor withdrawal as a result of my Dr dropping my effexor too rapidly. It amazes me that doctors are still so uneducated or unwilling to handle antidepressant withdrawal with the care it deserves. I'm so sorry you are going through this.
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2 ReactionsI am 76 and have been on Effexor for years.
Was taking 225mg per day.
I am currently removing myself due to all the side effects
that I have been experiencing.
I am working with my doctor to ween off.
Doing well almost done.
Sandy V
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1 ReactionWould you mind providing an update? How are you doing?
I'm sorry I haven't updated my post.
Today was my last B12 injection, which i had to give myself for 7 days. I'm so happy that's over!
I'm feeling alot better, I'm still exhausted, I haven't been sleeping to good. I keep getting hot and headaches.
mmsn...how are you doing? This is harder than quitting smoking!
Hope you are well and thank you so much!!
The Dr upped my Cymbalta to 60mgs.
I am supposed to start a cross-taper tomorrow, adding Pristiq and lowering Effexor. Pristiq is not supposed to harm the liver like effexor is with me. So scared to do another medication change, but I don't see another option. I tried doing a Prozac bridge, but that backfired and set me back several weeks. I can't believe this is my life!
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I was on Pristiq for about 4 years and it was great then my insurance wouldn’t pay for it anymore. I’m now on Effexor which doesn’t work as well.
Good luck with Pristiq. Hope it works well for you.
I've been on Pristiq 25mg for 6 days now, along with Effexor - cross-taper. I hope it works, because I feel nothing bad or good since starting it, and I will decrease my effexor a bit tomorrow. Has anyone done this cross-taper and had success?
Effexor is horrible!
Pristiq was amazing for me. Good luck!