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Originally Posted by zinco14532323
Only for a few days. I took 150 mg effexor this morning and tomorrow I will take 75mg. I will take 75mg Effexor for a week and then quit.
I start the Fetzima tomorrow and take 20mg for two days then take 40mg from then on.
Supposedly because they are both SNRI's the effexor withdrawal shouldn't be bad. I really have never had bad withdrawal coming off a med except for Paxil.
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Is there a generic name for Fetzima? In the UK meds are nearly always prescribed as generics.
Interesting that you're tapering one drug down and tapering one drug in at the same time. I've always been told to quit one fully, wait five days and start the new one. Like you, I don't usually get bad withdrawals, I'm down to 75mg Effexor today, I only had a couple of brain zaps at first and since then the withdrawal effects are no worse than a hangover. I'll do 37.5mg tomorrow and then quit, the short half life means nearly all the drug should be out of my system by now.
Hope Fetzima works for you.