Posted by Roslynn on July 17, 2013, at 19:15:05
In reply to Re: Switching from Pristiq to Effexor HELP PLEASE! » Roslynn, posted by SLS on July 17, 2013, at 16:59:27
Hi Scott,
Thank you for your response! My main thing is I want to avoid the brain zaps...
Pristiq has done absolutely nothing for me...I think my pdoc has had patients that have responded to Effexor and not Pristiq, and vice versa. Can't this be the case?
I am in a severe depression right now that Pristiq has failed to touch. My doctor did suggest adding Remeron to the Pristiq, but I am very concerned about weight gain and appetite increase with this drug.
He did not mention adding Wellbutrin.
I don't know how far up my doctor is going to try to push the effexor, guess it depends on my response to it and any side effects.
Thank you,
Roslynn> I don't like the idea of an every-other-day schedule for Pristiq. Its half-life (11 hours) is too short. I think you would be more likely to experience withdrawal effects using this strategy than the one you described above. I can't predict with certainty whether or not you will experience withdrawal using this schedule.
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> What is the rationale for switching from Pristiq to Effexor?
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> What were the symptoms of your illness that Pristiq failed to improve? Did you try adding Wellbutrin or nortriptyline to it?
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> Will you be increasing the dosage of Effexor to 300 mg/day?
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> - Scott
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