switching from Celexa to Effexor

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Hi again,

I am switching my son from Celexa, which he has been on for four years, to

Effexor. My question is has anyone else tried Effexor, and do we have to wean

him completely off the Celexa before introducing the Effexor at a low dose, or

can we slightly over lap the two?? For example, he was on a whole 20mg Celexa.

I have weaned him down to 1/4 that. He is going berserk!!!! Can I go ahead

with a small dose of Effexor now, or do we have to be totally OFF Celexa for a

week?? I am under a doctors care, and that is what they are recommending. But

our pharmacist said that we could over lap the two. Has anyone had this

experience and can share it with me??

Trina

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Trina,

If Celexa and effexor are in the same class of drug you can completely stop

giving him the celexa and start the effexor. If they are not in the same

class of drug then you MUST wean him completely from the celexa before giving

him the new drug. By class of drug I mean that paxil, zoloft, prozac and I

believe celexa are all SSRI drugs. This means selective seritonin reuptake

inhibitors. Make sure what class of drug you are dealing with and be careful

to titrate down slowly. This can have a big effect on your little one!

Jane

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jane,

i have just removed rice from my sons diet and was advised this may mean too low

anintake of tryptophan which may result in lower seratonin..........

what do SSRI's do to serotonin........raise or lower it?

julie

Re: [ ] switching from Celexa to Effexor

Trina,

If Celexa and effexor are in the same class of drug you can completely stop

giving him the celexa and start the effexor. If they are not in the same

class of drug then you MUST wean him completely from the celexa before giving

him the new drug. By class of drug I mean that paxil, zoloft, prozac and I

believe celexa are all SSRI drugs. This means selective seritonin reuptake

inhibitors. Make sure what class of drug you are dealing with and be careful

to titrate down slowly. This can have a big effect on your little one!

Jane

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,

The SSRI class of drug raise the seritonin level. Low seritonin has alot to

do with symptoms of anxiety, obsessive compulsive behaviors, fears and

phobias.

Jane

[Guest guest]

Hi Trina,

I am embarrassed to tell you I took 20mg of prozac for 5 yrs and just

recently switch with only one day off prozac, to effexor. It has taken

about two weeks for my body to adjust, but I feel great. There is no reason

to wait. My doctor started me right away. I stopped prozac Sunday and

started effexor Monday. It was an adjustment the first 3 days or so, but now

(it's been about 2 weeks) I feel great.

I hope this helps. Feel free to contact me if you need anything.

switching from Celexa to Effexor

> Hi again,

>

> I am switching my son from Celexa, which he has been on for four years, to

Effexor. My question is has anyone else tried Effexor, and do we have to

wean him completely off the Celexa before introducing the Effexor at a low

dose, or can we slightly over lap the two?? For example, he was on a whole

20mg Celexa. I have weaned him down to 1/4 that. He is going berserk!!!!

Can I go ahead with a small dose of Effexor now, or do we have to be totally

OFF Celexa for a week?? I am under a doctors care, and that is what they

are recommending. But our pharmacist said that we could over lap the two.

Has anyone had this experience and can share it with me??

>

> Trina

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Why did you switch to Effexor? What's different about Effexor from Prozac?

Thanks,

Bonnie

[Guest guest]

Hi Bonnie,

I developed an allergic reaction (itching all over) to prozac. I guess now

I am officially allergic to all SSRI's per my Dr.

Re: switching from Celexa to Effexor

> Why did you switch to Effexor? What's different about Effexor from

Prozac?

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> Thanks,

>

> Bonnie

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Hi again,

I forgot to tell you the difference between effexor and prozac. Effexor is

very similar to Welbutrin. These two are antidepressants and work on

seretonin (sp?) but also work on either dopamine or epinephrine(sp?) (I not

sure) . It also works on seretonin differently from prozac. Prozac acts

like a plug (I believe) and effexor acts like a drip - if that makes any

sense.

Re: switching from Celexa to Effexor

> Why did you switch to Effexor? What's different about Effexor from

Prozac?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Bonnie

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> the original author, and is not necessarily endorsed by or the

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