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Q: My doctor told me to stop taking Effexor and start taking Prozac the next day. Shouldn't I taper off the Effexor first to avoid discontinuation symptoms?
Your guide answers questions about Zoloft withdrawal and SSRIs vs. MAOIs. From your About.com Guide to Depression.
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Feeling like you're coming down with the flu lately? If you've recently discontinued an antidepressant you might actually be going through withdrawal.
One interesting assertion this article makes is that antidepressant withdrawal symptoms are often mistaken by patients as a return of depression, leading to them taking more antidepressants and being trapped in a web of dependence upon these drugs.
About the growing recognition that antidepressants can indeed cause unpleasant symptoms when discontinued.
This article states that if patients are made aware of discontinuation reactions and they taper off gradually the symptoms are simple to treat.
Suddenly stopping can lead to unpleasant side-effects, both physical and psychological.
"The purpose of this site is to collect and organize user experiences in relation to effectiveness, user satisfaction, side effects, withdrawal and other reactions with an attempt to reduce Effexor prices and hold Wyeth and American Home Products accountable for their actions."
These are guidelines for long-term benzodiazepine users who are also taking an antidepressant and wish to withdraw from both medications at the same time.
Gives instructions for tapering off meds as well as quite a bit of anti-psychiatry and anti-Prozac literature. They also appear to be selling the supplements which they recommend to take when you taper. The author does cite a handful of journal articles and offers some testimonials. Approach this with caution and discuss it with your personal physician if you are interested in it.
A table listing the date, researchers who reported it, the antidepressant and a brief summary of the case or cases. Clicking the link at the top of the page will take you to a list of complete citations. This appears to be a very complete listing of all the current scientfic literature on these cases.
Provides suggestions for tapering off when you get to the lowest dose and you're still having withdrawal symptoms when you stop.
A Q and A regarding tapering off Zoloft.
