Posted by Roslynn on July 17, 2013, at 15:59:09
Hi everyone,
My pdoc is switching me from Pristiq to Effexor. The schedule is: 100mg Pristiq for 5 days, 50mg Pristiq for 1 week, then switch to Effexor 75mg for 5 days, then Effexor 150mg. Am I likely to get brain zaps from this schedule?
The other schedule he proposed was Pristiq 100mg for 1 week, Pristiq 50mg for 1 week, Pristiq 50 mg every other day for one week, then start Effexor 35mg. However, my depression is very severe and I need relief as soon as possible.
Am I more likely to experience troubling side effects if I start at the higher dose of Effexor?
Sorry, this is my first time taking Effexor.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Thank you,
RoslynnMaybe someday we'll live our lives out loud
We'll be better off somehow, someday.
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