Posted by calaway on September 10, 2003, at 23:34:02
In reply to Coming off Paxil:does the Prozac trick work?, posted by Festus on September 8, 2003, at 22:23:08
Boy do I know how you feel. I was switching from Paxil to Effexor and my Doc felt that I should be able to just switch from one to the other. I was so sick, disoriented and ect, I thought it was the new effexor. I told the pharmasist where I was getting a prescription for my son at. She told me that no it was the withdrawls from the paxil. She told me to taper off over two week while also taking the effexor. I went home and took my regular dose that night (so by now I had skipped 2 days) With in 10 mins I felt like myself. I took a slightly smaller amount the next night(split with a pill splitter). The next day I didn't take it at all. Woke up not feeling great, but not horrible either. I took the Paxil that morning, felt great all day. Took it at night the next day once I started to feel the withdrawl symptoms comming on. Felt fine all the next day skipped that day and the next took it the third. I found by slightly pushing my body to increase the hours (not day at first) between doses I came off it very easily in two weeks. I was on 20mg and depending on your dosage if it is higher do it over three weeks. Listen to your body(your first withdrawl symptom should be a headache) and space out the doses.
Good luck.
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