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Originally Posted by zinco14532323
I have always started the new one right away and tapered off the old at the same time. No problem. I would be very interested in seeing those test results. I think it has to do with which enzymes in the liver your genes code for. I am still confused about the pristiq Effexor issue.
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Yeah, I am also confused by the Pristiq/Effexor piece of it too because she did acknowledge that Celexa was not good for me and Lexapro was in that same range and I know those two are pretty much the same. She explained Lexapro and Celexa the same way she did Pristiq/Effexor... saying that Lexapro is just the "cleaned up" version of Celexa. So why would Pristiq be so different from Effexor if it's just the "cleaned up" version when Celexa and Lexapro have the same relationship as Pristiq and Effexor yet they fall into the same category on my genetic test.
I am now thinking I should wait to talk to her again first before taking the Pristiq. Ideally I'd like to see the report first. Wellbutrin might be a better option for me as I did really well on Celexa for 7 years (minus some acceptable side effects) and Wellbutrin is an SSRI. I was on Cymbalta for 3 months but after that it stopped working for depression and I believe that is an SNRI like Pristiq.