i wouldn't worry too much about weaning off of Prozac...
it's acclimating to effexor (and weaning off of it) that's tough.
that said, effexor worked wonderfully for me, pulling me out of a very deep hole.
it's just that it has side effects that can be pretty rough.
NO
Its like Zoloft its a pill that will work overtime not instantaniesly
Celexa (citalopram hydrobromide).Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate).Luvox (fluvoxamine).Paxil (paroxetine hydrochloride).Prozac and Prozac Weekly (fluoxetine).Zoloft (sertraline)
It was Amitryptiline which was reigning in a big way before mood elevator (prozac) took the market by storm.
No.Lexapro (escitalopram) is an antidepressant of the SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) type similar to Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil.
Pfiser, the same company that developed Zoloft and Prozac - the world's two most popular anti-depressants.
fluoxetine (Prozac) sertraline (Zoloft) paroxetine (Paxil) fluvoxamine (Luvox) citalopram (Celexa) escitalopram (Lexapro)
PPHN is a birth defect caused by antidepressant drugs like Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac and more. A child can be born with PPHN if his mother takes Zoloft, for example, during the first trimester of pregnancy.
because they are both SSRI's, the two combined, especially at high doses could result in serotonin syndrome.
Commonly used selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft), and fluvoxamine (Luvox).
I just started taking a Men's On-A-Day Multivitamin recently without realizing that I should ask my Doctor about it first, and i also take Prozac. I guess it's fine. I haven't noticed anything different, but i will post what my Doctor says as soon as i ask.
Medications classified as "Re-Uptake Inhibitors" - A class of drugs that are used mainly in the treatment of depression but also effectively address other conditions, such as generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, etc