Posted by frustratedconfused on September 14, 2001, at 17:00:56
In reply to Re: Is anyone using Effexor Prozac together successf » JohnL, posted by frustratedconfused on September 13, 2001, at 11:32:36
> > > Hi John, my doctor took me off the Prozac a couple of hours ago and put me on 75mg of Effexor and 20mg of Paxil. Do you know anything about Paxil. She thought that the Prozac was causing to much anxiety. I've actually rubbed my thumbs raw in the last week (don't even remember doing it). Thanks for your help.
I am having terrible headaches. Is that a side effect from lowering my Effexor or adding the Prozac. I didn't have any initial side effects from starting Effexor 6 months ago. I lost 15 pounds on the Effexor over the last 2 1/2 months but I am so hungry since I started the Prozac. Is that normal? Will it go away with the headaches? Thanks for your help John. Also what is an average dosage when mixing the two?
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> I found that lowering my dose of Effexor and adding Prozac has helped me tremendously. Except that I am now HUNGRY all the time. Has anyone else had success on taking these meds together? I would really appreciate hearing about other peoples re-ations on this combination. Thanks.
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> > I can recall two cases where patients combined Effexor+Prozac and got excellent results. In both cases the excellent results came dramatically fast within one week of adding the second agent. Why and how this combination seems to have such good synergy is a mystery to me, but yes, other people have tried it and done amazingly well with it. In theory you might think that it is because of additional serotonin reuptake inhibition, but I think the true reasoning probably goes way beyond such a simple explanation.
> > John
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