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11,533 patients posts reported that Effexor helped them for Depression
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1,666 patients posts reported that Fluoxetine helped them for Depression
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What patients are saying about Effexor vs. Fluoxetine

742 patient discussions from healthcare websites and blogs
I was on Effexor too but kept on reading things...
06/03/2012
Hi Janice, I was on Effexor too but kept on reading things about it being difficult to come off. ...I slipped back into quite a bad depression and this is when I went back to the Fluoxetine. ...  (from www.netdoctor.co.uk)  Read full post
I was prescribed Venlefexine (efexor ) after Fluoxetine...
06/04/2012
...- Whats happening to me? I was prescribed Venlefexine (efexor ) after Fluoxetine stopped working for me. Im on day 3 now ...awful feelings and are they to do with the efexor? Please help....  (from www.netdoctor.co.uk)  Read full post
after my switch from Effexor to fluoxetine. I never touched...
02/17/2012
...months after my switch from Effexor to fluoxetine. I never touched it till ...my 5 - 10 mg fluoxetine updose trial last October/November. The ...me some bad rebound anxiety when it wears off...  (from www.paxilprogress.org)  Read full post
is switching me from 75 mg effexor to 40 mg fluoxitine....
06/25/2009
...feeling a wicked withdrawal from effexor right now too. My doc is switching me from 75 mg effexor to 40 mg fluoxitine. I am light headed and ...my stomach. But effexor is not helping anymore,...  (from www.beatingthebeast.com)  Read full post
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cross-taper,i have to go down to 75mg/day effexor with 20mg...
12/10/2007
...gp has recommended i switch back to fluoxetine.she has told me to cross-taper,i have to go down to 75mg/day effexor with 20mg every ...this way? i feel so frustrated having tried the effexor ...  (from www.depressionforums.org)  Read full post
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cross-taper,i have to go down to 75mg/day effexor with 20mg...
12/10/2007
...gp has recommended i switch back to fluoxetine.she has told me to cross-taper,i have to go down to 75mg/day effexor with 20mg every ...this way? i feel so frustrated having tried the effexor ...  (from www.depressionforums.org)  Read full post
long half life. From effexor to fluoxetine for example. But...
01/11/2012
...from a short acting drug to one with a long half life. From effexor to fluoxetine for example. But most likely I think a psychiatrist would know more cause...  (from www.getbig.com)  Read full post
the side effects of the effexor could be magnified,...
02/08/2006
...I'm swapping from fluoxetine to effexor. Pyschiatrist has warned that because of the fluoxetine, the side effects of the effexor could be magnified, ...also form my panic attacks, so its...  (from ukdepression.co.uk)  Read full post
From Effexor To Fluoxetine For Pregnancy Hi there.....
05/04/2010
Switching From Effexor To Fluoxetine For Pregnancy Hi there.. I ...and due to start on Fluoxetine on Friday whilst still taking ...people seem to start taking Fluoxetine when they finish the...  (from www.depressionforums.org)  Read full post
sure,but i was on fluoxetine last year and then lamotrigine...
04/19/2009
...sure,but i was on fluoxetine last year and then ...the fault of the fluoxetine,and was switched to effexor.i continued to gain weight ...now tapering off the effexor onto sertaline.since read...  (from www.crazymeds.us)  Read full post