Hi @KND, welcome to Taper Community!
I understand you wanting to be off these drugs and respect the fact you want to find ways to cope with life's challenges without them.
Bridging onto Prozac is an option for people, but it doesn't always work. Sometimes it does though, so we can't tell you not to do it.
One thing I need to say is that skipping days to taper is not recommended. I don't know why doctors think this is good advice.
https://taper.community/resources/blog/every-other-day-dosing-tapering-risks
There are some things to keep in mind with doing a Prozac bridge:
https://taper.community/resources/blog/bridging-with-prozac-for-ssri-tapering
If you want to continue with the bridge, I would highly recommend not skipping days and taking things very slowly.
You've been on these drugs a very long time (like many of us here), so give yourself lots of time to allow your brain to adjust to having less of these drugs in your system.
https://taper.community/resources/blog/tapering-after-decades-use
Have a look around the site, and let us know if you have any questions about anything. We're here to help!
Here are some free mental health resources if you're interested:
https://taper.community/thread/31d4a5cb-737e-4eec-8449-1894a8a9747c
https://taper.community/thread/ebf43c1f-a3a0-423b-9ac2-537b3183ce70
https://taper.community/thread/f1d2c3ba-d8f1-44bf-a364-8feaab6fa9e1
Kind Regards,
Catina 🌸
Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 16.64 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Synthroid - 25 mcg
“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”
Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.