Switch medication from paroxetine to venlafaxine
Symptoms appear to be most common when antidepressants are taken for more than 6 weeks, especially those with short half-lives (eg, paroxetine, venlafaxine), or are discontinued
Block, MD SDI Productions / Getty Images Table of Contents Switching Antidepressants Safely Strategies What to Consider Side Effects If high dose SSRI, cross taper SSRIs to other antidepressant: Cross taper Between SNRIs: At low doses (<60 mg duloxetine or <150 mg venlafaxine), direct switches may be
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Lower doses of Effexor or other antidepressant require lower doses of Prozac as a "bridge
The amount of time you have
This involves tapering off the first drug until it is completely out of your system, then starting the new drug
Hyperactive reflexes
Applies to: Paxil (paroxetine) and Effexor (venlafaxine) Using PARoxetine together with venlafaxine can increase the risk of a rare but serious condition called the serotonin syndrome, which may include symptoms such as confusion, hallucination, seizure, extreme changes in blood pressure, increased heart rate, fever At the end of 12 weeks, responder rates were 56% for paroxetine (15/27) and 19% for venlafaxine (3/16)
5 mg instead of 75 mg
When switching antidepressants, it’s possible to experience: side effects from the new and old medication
medicines
Atomoxetine dose dependently inhibited the tyramine pressor response from the lowest dose, venlafaxine from 225 mg/d, and paroxetine left it unaltered throughout
1/2 (eg, paroxetine, venlafaxine), prior history of antidepressant withdrawal symptoms, or high doses of antidepressants (APA 2010; Hirsch 2019)
Not every combination used clinically has a sound Venlafaxine is associated with the most severe withdrawal effects
1,2,28,36,39 These recommendations included single statements on providing an explanation and reassurance (n = 4, 19%), 1,2,28,36 monitoring symptoms (n = 2, 10%), 1,36 resuming the antidepressant and tapering more slowly (n =
Effexor (venlafaxine) is sometimes recommended to be taken in the morning because it may interfere with sleep when taken at night