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Posted by LD on November 30, 2000, at 8:55:13
I am currently taking 225 mg. of Effexor XR. My doctor and I have decided to add Prozac to this for a couple reasons. My question is what is an appropriate amount of Prozac to add. My doctor also suggested lowering the Effexor while increasing the Prozac eventually. I would really apprieciate any input on this. Also, how safe is this in regard to seratonin syndrome?
thanks!
Posted by felix on November 30, 2000, at 14:22:29
In reply to How much prozac to add to Effexor?, posted by LD on November 30, 2000, at 8:55:13
Read the chefs recipe I posted a couple of days ago. This is my own brew of Paxil and Effexor which I have found a blessing to me.
I don't know your reasons for doing this combo.
I switched round to Paxil which is very like prozac because it did not have the problems with Effexor. i.e. Crushing withdrawals. Unstability. Stong physical side effects. Predisposition to mania. Anxious excitability.>
My doctor also suggested lowering the Effexor while increasing the Prozac eventually. I would really apprieciate any input on thisI have gone reverse and add effexor to Paxil. Probably you have tried Prozac before. The combo is a knockout. Thats why I posted my brew so proudly.
The Paxil like prozac will provide a serotonin cushion more stable than any drug free human brain. Effexor has a real Nerotransmission take off process ready to add its Norephramine action.
I can feel Norephramine transmission after an hour on just 25mg. Its like a fresh rush clearing through my brain right through my eyes. I look in the mirror and its like I had my brain switched on. From what I've read Norephramine gets the frontal lobes in gear. Thats whats I have been missing. Great thats where the reflection of conscious process happens. Up front. To be trapped in the middle Cortex is confusion hell.Also, how safe is this in regard to seratonin syndrome?
I dont know what Seratonin Syndrome is. I have little worried about that. I have'nt seen as many postings on prozac withdrawal as I have Effexor.
I have only tried Effexor a fortnight and when I stopped I felt like a ton of bricks. I just lay glued to the floor.>
My question is what is an appropriate amount of Prozac to add.I find 20mg of Paxil day gets my Serotonin back to stable. Still I feel sluggish, lazy.
When I feel like a boost I only need 25mg of Effexor.
Posted by jay samson on December 9, 2000, at 13:39:30
In reply to How much prozac to add to Effexor?, posted by LD on November 30, 2000, at 8:55:13
Some people find that taking Effexor along with mirtazapine(Remeron) works better and more safely than combining Effexor with Prozac. Might be worth asking your Doc. Good Luck. Jay.
Posted by R.Anne on December 9, 2000, at 18:38:29
In reply to How much prozac to add to Effexor?, posted by LD on November 30, 2000, at 8:55:13
My doctor and I agreed to a low dose of an SSRI (Paxil)to go with the effexor I'm taking. I currently take 112.5 mg of effexor xr. I started with 10 mg of Paxil, then 20, and now 30. This is beneficial to me now. I think your doctor is right about lowering the effexor xr when you combine 2 antidepressants. As for Serotonin Syndrome-I think that the combination at lower doses is pretty safe. Effexor is not an SSRI, too. I think that fact greatly lessens chances of Serotonin Syndrome, too. I hope you will also do more research on this on your own to get more opinions-there is also http://www.drkoop.com
where you can check drug interactions-they are heavily researched there. Good luck!
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