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Has anyone done a bridging change from venlafaxine to fluoxetine?
Curious as I’ve been advised that it might help with the way I’m feeling.
Anxious depressed no motivation no appetite completely wrecked.
I used to be on 20mg fluoxetine
Been on venlafaxine 75mg for 4 weeks
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UKSteve carl67287
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It picks up the slack from the Venlafaxine and then tapers you down slowly and gently in its own without you having to do anything.
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reduced to 75mg over 2 weeks
at 75mg for at least 1 week then you can do the bridge.
Stopped Ven and started Fluox at 10mg (1/2 capsule in fruit juice but you could start at full 20mg cap. )the next day (24 hrs after last Ven dose )
then the next day 20mg Fluoxetine
(Had about 2 days of mild brain zaps, nothing too bad)
then stayed on fluox for 2 weeks at 20mg/day
Then reduced, every other day..1 week
Every 3 days..1 week
then 1 cap a week for
Then stopped.
No withdrawals
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I would give it a good 12 weeks, not sure on dosage you are at.
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