New member with a question

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Hello All,

It is comforting to know that there are others going through what I

am experiencing. I

was on 150mg of EffexorXR for the past 3 years. About 4 weeks ago my

new doc

suggested I make the change from EffexorXR to Lexapro after I

explained that a lot of my

anxiety had returned to what it was prior to the start of Effexor.

No one explained to me

what reducing the Effexor would be like. The first week I went from

150mg of Effexor to

112mg and added 5mg of Lexapro. It was an easy week and adjusting

was fine. Fast

forward to this week. I'm now on my second week at 75mg of Effexor

and 10mg of

Lexapro. I feel horrible! I have chills, I can't focus, I have

anxiety like never before. I

don't know what to do. It's hard to function. I don't even want to

leave the house. I

missed work on Friday. Did nothing but sleep and lay around on

Saturday and Sunday.

And now, Monday, I still can't function.

My Doc gave me some Xanax which I've been afraid to use but might

take .5 tonight to

help me cope. Does anyone have any idea how long this will last?

Will the lexapro take

over and help reduce the Effexor withdrawal? Any ideas for getting

thru this?

Thanks,

-S

[Guest guest]

Hello All,

It is comforting to know that there are others going through what I

am experiencing. I

was on 150mg of EffexorXR for the past 3 years. About 4 weeks ago my

new doc

suggested I make the change from EffexorXR to Lexapro after I

explained that a lot of my

anxiety had returned to what it was prior to the start of Effexor.

No one explained to me

what reducing the Effexor would be like. The first week I went from

150mg of Effexor to

112mg and added 5mg of Lexapro. It was an easy week and adjusting

was fine. Fast

forward to this week. I'm now on my second week at 75mg of Effexor

and 10mg of

Lexapro. I feel horrible! I have chills, I can't focus, I have

anxiety like never before. I

don't know what to do. It's hard to function. I don't even want to

leave the house. I

missed work on Friday. Did nothing but sleep and lay around on

Saturday and Sunday.

And now, Monday, I still can't function.

My Doc gave me some Xanax which I've been afraid to use but might

take .5 tonight to

help me cope. Does anyone have any idea how long this will last?

Will the lexapro take

over and help reduce the Effexor withdrawal? Any ideas for getting

thru this?

Thanks,

-S

[Guest guest]

Hello All,

It is comforting to know that there are others going through what I

am experiencing. I

was on 150mg of EffexorXR for the past 3 years. About 4 weeks ago my

new doc

suggested I make the change from EffexorXR to Lexapro after I

explained that a lot of my

anxiety had returned to what it was prior to the start of Effexor.

No one explained to me

what reducing the Effexor would be like. The first week I went from

150mg of Effexor to

112mg and added 5mg of Lexapro. It was an easy week and adjusting

was fine. Fast

forward to this week. I'm now on my second week at 75mg of Effexor

and 10mg of

Lexapro. I feel horrible! I have chills, I can't focus, I have

anxiety like never before. I

don't know what to do. It's hard to function. I don't even want to

leave the house. I

missed work on Friday. Did nothing but sleep and lay around on

Saturday and Sunday.

And now, Monday, I still can't function.

My Doc gave me some Xanax which I've been afraid to use but might

take .5 tonight to

help me cope. Does anyone have any idea how long this will last?

Will the lexapro take

over and help reduce the Effexor withdrawal? Any ideas for getting

thru this?

Thanks,

-S

[Guest guest]

Hello All,

It is comforting to know that there are others going through what I

am experiencing. I

was on 150mg of EffexorXR for the past 3 years. About 4 weeks ago my

new doc

suggested I make the change from EffexorXR to Lexapro after I

explained that a lot of my

anxiety had returned to what it was prior to the start of Effexor.

No one explained to me

what reducing the Effexor would be like. The first week I went from

150mg of Effexor to

112mg and added 5mg of Lexapro. It was an easy week and adjusting

was fine. Fast

forward to this week. I'm now on my second week at 75mg of Effexor

and 10mg of

Lexapro. I feel horrible! I have chills, I can't focus, I have

anxiety like never before. I

don't know what to do. It's hard to function. I don't even want to

leave the house. I

missed work on Friday. Did nothing but sleep and lay around on

Saturday and Sunday.

And now, Monday, I still can't function.

My Doc gave me some Xanax which I've been afraid to use but might

take .5 tonight to

help me cope. Does anyone have any idea how long this will last?

Will the lexapro take

over and help reduce the Effexor withdrawal? Any ideas for getting

thru this?

Thanks,

-S