Posted by Hattree on September 18, 2001, at 7:52:39
In reply to HATTREE: it's getting worse and I feel like a fool » Hattree, posted by Janelle on September 17, 2001, at 23:12:40
According to my pdoc, the way to deal with the effexor withdrawal is to take prozac for a few days...it dissipates slowly from the body and so inhibits the withdrawal symptoms. Ask your doc.
> Well, I'm up to 75 mg/day of the Lamictal (50 am/25 pm) and actually it seems to make me feel more "positive" and calm soon after taking it. However, that wears off and in addition to ongoing electric head, I now have times of panic, anxiety and depression (crying, etc.) is setting back in. ACCCCK. I feel like a fool for thinking I was "home free" when I stopped the Effexor. It took a few days for withdrawal to start. So, I seem to need some kind of SSRI, but Effexor was NOT the one. I think I'm similar to you in that a COMBO of Lamictal and SSRI is what is needed.
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> I will titrate up to the 100 mg/day of Lamictal that my pdoc is so sure will be the dosage for me, but she also said if going up starts to feel yucky, to go back down to a level that felt good (so far, 50/25 is okay). However, I will also be telling her of my problems being off the Effexor SSRI and ask that she and I try me on yet another one (I've already been on Paxil which pooped out, Zoloft, Celexa, neither of which worked for me).
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> I'm sorry to hear you have that annoying itchy spot on your belly - but thank goodness it is not a full blown "rash" that is associated with Lamictal. I agree with you that the presence of the itchy spot would be a "sign" (literally!) not to go any higher on Lamictal.
> Thanks for your interest!
> -Janelle
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