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Community AnchorEffexor

Hi @Wolf.....welcome! 😊 I'm glad you've been feeling stable lately. What are the names of the other two drugs you're taking? Could you add their names to your signature? Much appreciated! The Learn section has lots of information about Hyperbolic tapering and withdrawal. Feel free to have a look. In the Resources section you'll find some detailed information about Prozac under SSRIs. This is a great place to begin your taper! Feel free to use the Taper Journal to log your doses and symptoms. It's a great way to keep track of things. Happy to have you here. Let us know if there is anything specific we can help you with! Catina ❤️

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.28 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.

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WolfApr 14

Community AnchorProzac · researching

Updated...... good to know Prozac has its peak risk at 1-2 weeks. I'm overall optimistic about this I am a tiny little bit agitated and hyperactive, likely from the activation of Prozac. It is for sure not a small dose.

Prozac — 40 mg — 6 months — holding | Zyprexa — 20 mg — 6 years — holding | Depakote — 600 mg — 8 months — **tapering** | Buspirone — 20 mg — 8 months — holding | with clinician
"If life is painful, start a rebellion and make it good."

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CatinaApr 14

Community AnchorEffexor

"Updated...... good to know Prozac has its peak risk at 1-2 weeks." — @Wolf

Thanks Wolf! Yeah, it's good to have knowledge about the drug we're tapering. 👍

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.28 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.

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SteveStaffApr 14

Community AnchorEffexor · active

Welcome Wolf! It‘s great you found us. Wanting to get off for yourself and feeling agitated are signs it‘s worth a try to at least reduce some meds. The dosages are not that small and i i think could be adjusted. It‘s good you do it with a clinician. Track your progress an mention here when you do a taper and how you do it. It helps you and others in similar situations. Also be ready to give yourself time to stabilize, prozac needs longer to leave the system and you need to find out in what time range you are well again. All the best for your journey!

off Stimulants (2000-2013)
off Fluoxetine (2010-2013)
off Lamotrigine (2013-2016)
off Quetiapain (2016-2020)

currently Effexor — 33mg — 13 years (from 300mg) — actively tapering | with clinician

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WolfApr 15

Community AnchorProzac · researching

Ah, I am not a native English speaker. By 'agitated' I meant to say more like restless and bored. But yes, the overall experience of restlessness makes me a little bit agitated.

Prozac — 40 mg — 6 months — holding | Zyprexa — 20 mg — 6 years — holding | Depakote — 600 mg — 8 months — **tapering** | Buspirone — 20 mg — 8 months — holding | with clinician
"If life is painful, start a rebellion and make it good."

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WolfApr 15

Community AnchorProzac · researching

I will prefer to make all decisions always with a clinician and feel safer that way after one bad experience of going somewhat against the clinician's recommendation. My meds have very very low chance of withdrawals. Just must take proper care of my mental health so that I can make the cuts without any obstacles such as seasional depression. My guess is I must hold at 40 or 30 of Prozac during the winter.

Prozac — 40 mg — 6 months — holding | Zyprexa — 20 mg — 6 years — holding | Depakote — 600 mg — 8 months — **tapering** | Buspirone — 20 mg — 8 months — holding | with clinician
"If life is painful, start a rebellion and make it good."

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CatinaApr 15

Community AnchorEffexor

"My meds have very very low chance of withdrawals" — @Wolf

Prozac has a very long half-life--which is a good thing--but I've seen people struggle with tapering it. You're approaching things with great care and forethought, so hopefully you'll get through it okay.

"Just must take proper care of my mental health so that I can make the cuts without any obstacles such as seasional depression. My guess is I must hold at 40 or 30 of Prozac during the winter." — @Wolf

That sounds like a wise plan! Listen to your body, and if you feel like you need to hold, then by all means do that.

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.28 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.

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