Effexor x12 years. Added lithium in sept 2015. Added prozac in october to help bridge taper from effexor as i started having symptoms. Started withdrawing effexor in September 2014. Over last 4 months i went From 112.5 to 14mg as of last week.. Last week I seemed to all of a sudden hit a wall. Crying uncontrollably constantly. Shaking, nausea, extreme fear and overwhelming need to cry. Ive read your site. Ive reinstated to 20 mg of effexor for last 3 days but absolutely no improvement. Im so sca
Hi btdt,
I have so many symptoms right now I can't separate wd from the effexor from possible side effects from prozac. I started prozac shortly after my effexor taper. As you know, I misunderstood the prozac bridge length of time that is recommended. Last week I took my last bead of effexor. I am now withdrawing from the prozac. I am an emotional and physical mess however so not sure how fast to taper the prozac. If i had to guess i would say the prozac has increased some angry episodes