Posted by Dr...Not! on January 23, 2004, at 14:23:53
In reply to MANY THANKS God Bless us, everyone, posted by zingaling on January 23, 2004, at 12:02:51
I'm at 75mg Effexor XR and holding (down from 300mg/day for 8yrs). Debilitating depression has come back, but I refused to increase dosage of Effexor--my withdrawal side effects have spooked me about this drug. My doc has started me on Lexapro 10mg (I've been reading Lexapro Psycho-Babble posts, and thank the Lord for Psycho-Babble!), and wants me to complete my withdrawal from Effexor using Lexapro instead of Prozac as a "withdrawal shield." I sure hope this works. P-B posts seem to indicate that folks starting Lexapro while on other SSRIs do not experience the same severity of Lex's side effects (is there any drug out there that DOESN'T have side effects?).
So, in answer to a) see above; b) me, too; c) agree wholeheartedly; d) they do the best they can with what's available, and we're the guinea pigs! I suppose we should blame the drug companies, but without them we wouldn't have the drugs in the first place.
God bless you all for your posts, and may He bless us with His comfort and strength.
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