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Suggest Treatment For Depression Inspite Of Using Effexor And Lexapro

Posted on Tue, 22 Jul 2014

Question: Suggest treatment for depression inspite of using effexor and lexapro

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (26 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Stop Effexor over 5 days

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your query.

I would recommend stopping Effexor. Both Effexor and Lexapro work through same mechanism. This can lead to over load on the particular mechanism and cause serious problems. Hence, stopping one would be good and safe now.

Lexapro can result in withdrawal symptoms on stopping, hence you can stop Effexor for now over a period of 5 days. 3 days on half the dose you are on now and next two days on quarter the dose. This will get you off the drug safe and the load of antidepressants will also get lessened.

Hope, I answered your query.

Wish you good health.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (6 minutes later)

What sort of "serious problems?"

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Over sedation

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for writing back.

Over sedation,
Decreased cognitive function
Poor memory
Lengthened reaction time
Drug dependence etc..

these are the some of the side effects expected with such combination.

regards,

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar