I'm going to try switching from effexor xr to prozac. I've tried to quit taking effexor and the withdrawal or "discontinuation syndrome" was a killer. I was taking care of my mother 24/7 at that time and couldn't deal with that and withdrawal. Now Ive got nothing to lose. The drug is too expensive and it isn't doing much anyway. I'm thinking 3 to 4 weeks tapering and then a couple of days clean and then on to the prozac. I was on prozac for about 3 years and it worked well enough.
There is the possibility that it won't help but at this point I have very little to lose.