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Originally Posted by arcangel
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.
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It's ironic you mention this! I'm in the same boat! I actually took prozac many years ago, when I was first diagnosed with OCD! Now, I'm definitely thinking about getting off effexor, as it's done absolutely NIL for my obsessive symptoms! (And, yes, trying to withdraw from effexor...even skipping a one-night dose...is like the ancient Greek Sisyphus rolling his boulder up Everest !)