Prozac is not much better than Effexor in terms of getting off someday. Here's what Eli Lilly says in the Prescribing Information:
"During marketing of PROZAC, SNRIs, and SSRIs, there have been spontaneous reports of adverse reactions occurring upon discontinuation of these drugs, particularly when abrupt, including the following: dysphoric mood, irritability, agitation, dizziness, sensory disturbances (e.g., paresthesias such as electric shock sensations), anxiety, confusion, headache, lethargy, emotional lability,insomnia, and hypomania. . . . If intolerable symptoms occur following a decrease in the dose or upon discontinuation of treatment, then resuming the previously prescribed dose may be considered. Subsequently, the physician may continue decreasing the dose but at a more gradual rate."
http://pi.lilly.com/us/prozac.pdf?reqNavId=undefined
I had good luck with low dose birth control pills for hot flashes, and there was no problem when I stopped taking them.
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Prozac is not much better than Effexor in terms of getting off someday. Here's what Eli Lilly says in the Prescribing Information:
"During marketing of PROZAC, SNRIs, and SSRIs, there have been spontaneous reports of adverse reactions occurring upon discontinuation of these drugs, particularly when abrupt, including the following: dysphoric mood, irritability, agitation, dizziness, sensory disturbances (e.g., paresthesias such as electric shock sensations), anxiety, confusion, headache, lethargy, emotional lability,insomnia, and hypomania. . . . If intolerable symptoms occur following a decrease in the dose or upon discontinuation of treatment, then resuming the previously prescribed dose may be considered. Subsequently, the physician may continue decreasing the dose but at a more gradual rate."
http://pi.lilly.com/us/prozac.pdf?reqNavId=undefined
I had good luck with low dose birth control pills for hot flashes, and there was no problem when I stopped taking them.
May 14, 2009 - 12:38pmThis Comment
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