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Suggest Ways To Wean Off Effexor-XR

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Posted on Tue, 11 Aug 2015
Question: What is the best way to go from effexor xr 75 to 5 mg brintellix?
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Answered by Dr. Chintan Solanki (23 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
You can stop effexor after 1 week

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for writing to us.

If I were your treating doctor I will add brintellix 5 mg to effexor 75 and after 4th day I will reduce effexor to 37.5 mg and after 4 days I will stop effexor completely.

And during this week I would like to monitor your symptoms as both drug may interact and can cause increase serotonin level up to toxic level.However at this low dose rare possibility is there of such problem.

Hope I have answered your query, I will be happy to help further..
Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.
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Suggest Ways To Wean Off Effexor-XR

Brief Answer: You can stop effexor after 1 week Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for writing to us. If I were your treating doctor I will add brintellix 5 mg to effexor 75 and after 4th day I will reduce effexor to 37.5 mg and after 4 days I will stop effexor completely. And during this week I would like to monitor your symptoms as both drug may interact and can cause increase serotonin level up to toxic level.However at this low dose rare possibility is there of such problem. Hope I have answered your query, I will be happy to help further.. Regards, Dr.Chintan Solanki.