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Posted by UgottaHaveHOPE on May 13, 2006, at 14:49:37
How long do you have to be off an SSRI, Paxil, Prozac, before being able to start MAIO, ENSAM? Thanks
Posted by kimcrazylady on May 13, 2006, at 18:25:40
In reply to How long you have to be off SSRI to try MAIO?, posted by UgottaHaveHOPE on May 13, 2006, at 14:49:37
> How long do you have to be off an SSRI, Paxil, Prozac, before being able to start MAIO, ENSAM? Thanks
For traditional MAOi's it's at least two weeks, but the literature for Emsam says one week.
I've been on Parnate on/off for over 20 years and depending on the doc, I've had to wait anywhere from two to three weeks to go back on it or after I go off it to try a "new, great" drug.
Kim
Posted by greywolf on May 13, 2006, at 21:44:31
In reply to Re: How long you have to be off SSRI to try MAIO?, posted by kimcrazylady on May 13, 2006, at 18:25:40
When I was taking Nardil, my doc said at least 2 weeks.
Posted by Phillipa on May 13, 2006, at 22:20:13
In reply to Re: How long you have to be off SSRI to try MAIO?, posted by greywolf on May 13, 2006, at 21:44:31
Two week wash out period. Love Phillipa
Posted by jedi on May 14, 2006, at 1:46:27
In reply to How long you have to be off SSRI to try MAIO?, posted by UgottaHaveHOPE on May 13, 2006, at 14:49:37
> How long do you have to be off an SSRI, Paxil, Prozac, before being able to start MAIO, ENSAM? Thanks
Hi,
Most SSRIs have a two week washout. Prozac has a longer half-life and thus a five week wash out period. I would not mess with shorter time periods unless hospitalized with expert care. Serotonin Syndrome is potentially fatal.
Jedi
Posted by Donna Louise on May 15, 2006, at 21:23:04
In reply to How long you have to be off SSRI to try MAIO?, posted by UgottaHaveHOPE on May 13, 2006, at 14:49:37
> How long do you have to be off an SSRI, Paxil, Prozac, before being able to start MAIO, ENSAM? Thanks
5 weeks for prozac.
I did a ten day washout from effexor (washout is such a pleasant sounding term for what is a bone crushing mind shaking trip to hell..) From all I read, a week would be sufficient for effexor, my pdoc wanted me to go two weeks to be safe so I split the difference. No harm done. I would think paxil would be a week also since its half life is so short like effexor's. But I would research that thoroughly as I am just assuming. I would also assume (and you know what that means about all that *ss outa you and me stuff) that the worse the withdrawals, the shorter the half life, the shorter the washout period. But again, I know nothing.Donna
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