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Posted by Automated Lady on May 5, 2002, at 9:40:52
I had those "brain shock" things really badly when coming off Effexor, but they were over within about 5 days.
I'm now coming of Celexa, and although I haven't been having them anything like as often as after the Effexor, I'm still occasionally getting them two weeks aftr stopping. Should it take this long for them to stop? I'm scared something has gone permanently wrong in my head! Anyone else had this experience with Celexa?
Posted by Phil on May 5, 2002, at 10:02:46
In reply to Brain shocks and Celexa, posted by Automated Lady on May 5, 2002, at 9:40:52
Havent had to stop it. But I took Paxil for 5 years and Effexor about one month, developed a rash. My doc would go fron one drug directly to the next. I never had to deal w/ head shocks.
You have to taper very slowly. If you feel shocks, go up a tiny bit till you don't. Then try again at reducing dose. Take Prozac, very long half life, for 2-3 days when you've tapered almost all the way. Prozac will take days to leave your system and many times take the side effects away.
Posted by IsoM on May 5, 2002, at 12:17:30
In reply to Brain shocks and Celexa, posted by Automated Lady on May 5, 2002, at 9:40:52
Effexor has a short half-life & that's probably the reason you had more trouble with the brain 'zaps' but also the reason they lasted for a short time.
Celexa has a much longer half-life so the brain 'zaps' aren't as severe but will last longer. They, too, will go away but take longer, if they went away on the Effexor.
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