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Coming from venflafaxine Effexor to setraline


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Has anyone come off 150mg of venflafaxine onto setraline?

I'm told after 8 years on this drug that I need to wean down to 75mg for a week then replace it with setraline because the drug I'm on now is getting banned in a lot of countries due to it being a bad drug or something.

I'm just wondering if anyone has done this and if there was any withdrawals.

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I have come down to 25 mg sertraline from 50 mg desvenlafaxine. Thank God I haven't experienced any severe discontinuation syndrome. Only slight headache for 1-2 days that was it. I suggest you to come down to 37.5 mg that is the lowest dose before coming down to Sertraline. If possible consult with your doctor. It is not a do it yourself task. Med withdrawal may vary from person to person so I can't guarantee it will be same as mine.

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Guest dimmerswitch

I've been taking a small dose (37.5mg) of Venlafaxine for nearly 20 years. Even if I miss one, the next day I feel low and definitely more anxious. I'd like to come of it altogether, but every time I try I get the above symptoms, plus tremors. My GP is adamant I shouldn't experience these symptons, but I know it's difficult.

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I have the exact same symptoms when I tried 37.5 and could never get off them. It was my doctor who said take 75mg for 2 weeks then take the setraline. This is the only way he thinks it will work as a lot of people do it this way. I'm not sure though.

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Guest zeroacid

I'm on seteraline for low mood 150 mgs in the morning, and its suppsosed to help with my ocd (counting) it's not working

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