Off Pristiq And On To Prozak

I was told to get off Pristiq by a Neurologist and my GP. My doctor put me on Prozac to help with the symptoms of withdrawl from the Pristiq. I'm afraid of the 10th day when I won't be on anything. Will there be side effects from coming off the Prozac? I was on Pristiq for 2 years.

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Hi Val,

To answer your question, withdrawal symptoms from Prozac (fluoxetine) can occur if the medication is suddenly stopped. While the effects from fluoxetine withdrawal generally aren't as severe as other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) due to the amount of extra time the medication stays in the body, the effects can still be unpleasant or bothersome.

There's a pretty good article linked below on what you might come to expect when tapering off of this medication; just so you can always stay a step ahead of the process: livestrong.com/article/86317-fluoxetine-withdrawal-effects/#ixzz22G13mdPq

I hope this helps and wish you good luck on getting off these meds altogether!

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Hey how did you go with the Prozac? I see its a while ago that you posted but I'm just looking into my options. Ive been on 200mg of pristiq for almost 4 years, and trying to taper off but can only go down 50mg every 2 weeks. Im nervous because not a lot of people are on as high a dose as me, and i struggle to cope even on the pristiq, so not sure how to deal without medication plus discontinuation symptoms. Did you start the prozac when you stopped 50mg of pristiq? Did it help? Thanks

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hey there - i actually just posed in another forum about pristiq.

I was on 100mg for about 9 months, and worked through my issues, so decided to get off it as I'm OVER the weight gain. So i have now done 2 weeks of 50 mg (down from 100) - i seriously had almost no side effects. The only things i experienced were:
1) very odd, vivid dreams
2) some night sweats
3) first 2 days some zapping in hands and legs with a little numbness - went away completely after 2 days

today is the first day with no pristiq altogether. Again no side effects (so far) except the same zapping and numbness i had when i dropped from 100 to 50.

I assume the next few days will be the test. I was advised to go to one 50mg every tother day for another 2 weeks but i may just cut off completely now, i don't think I'm too prone to serious side effects… Ithikn you will be okay!

Can i ask why you want to go off it if you feel you struggle even on it?

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