I’ve recently been reading a lot about this. I’ve been on Effexor for over 25 years because I had debilitating panic disorder as a child. I weaned off when I was pregnant and my panic attacks came right back, but I really do think it was because I weaned off so quickly. I actually had to stay on a low dose in pregnancy because it got so bad. Anyway, I don’t think that it’s working anymore as far as the depression goes as I am certainly dealing with an extreme lack of motivation. I think it’s time for me to try something else, but I’m reluctant because I don’t want to deal with the withdrawals.
I also don’t know that Prozac will be the best bet for me, but from what I understand, it’s only used to lessen the withdrawals from Effexor. Has anyone done this before and if so, is there anyone that experienced withdrawal symptoms regardless? Did you eventually get on a different antidepressant?