Posted by Penny on March 12, 2002, at 12:06:00
In reply to Need Advice: Switching from Effexor to Paxil, posted by MDR on March 11, 2002, at 10:11:44
> I am currently on 75m./day of Effexor for GAD and moderate OCD -- been on it for two weeks. My doctor is talking about moving me to Paxil instead of Effexor and feels I can just stop cold turkey on the Effexor on one day and start taking Paxil the next day. Do I need to be tapered off the Effexor for awhile before taking the Paxil?
I was on 225 mgs and was tapered off somewhat before switching to Paxil. Went to 150 for 3 days then 75 for three days then straight to 10 mgs of Paxil for a few days and up to 20 (and up and up). Paxil at higher doses ended up causing me icky side effects, but the switch from 75 mgs of Effexor to a low dose of Paxil wasn't bad at all.
Good luck.
Penny
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