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Venlafaxine to sertraline cross taper

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rebecca80699
rebecca80699

Hi there

i am 31 and have ocd ! Successfully on venlafaxine for 5 years but it started to poop out and I would like to conceive in the coming year.

I was in 225mg venlafaxine and started to reduce under dr supervision to 150mg and then introduce 25mg sertraline for two weeks then up to 50mg ( remaining on 150mg Effexor ) and then see my dr again .

I am 2 weeks into 25mg added into tv Effexor and the first week was good. The second has been awful and very heightened anxiety and dissociation.

I didn’t expect this as I was already on Effexor I didn’t know I would get start up side effects , do you think this is normal ?

has anyone cross tapered on this before ? Anyone to chat to would be great, I live with my husband but he has never taken any medication and I would love to chat

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  • jan34534
    jan34534 rebecca80699

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    your best bet would be to speak with a pharmacist about this. especially if you are trying to conceive. The pharmacist would know what is the safest thing to do when it comes to medication. Everybody responds differently to medication so what might happen with one person may not happen with you. hope everything gets figured out for you. Take care

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