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What Causes Body Tremors After Decreasing The Dosage Of Prozac?

My psychiatrist cut back on my Prozac to 20 ml and added effexor 37.5. I went to see him last Thursday for a follow up and he told me to cut back Prozac to 10 ml and to increase the effexor the problem is he only called in the 10 ml of Prozac to my pharmacy and I cant get in touch with him because its thanksgiving, I dont know what to do about the effexor, and today and yesterday I have been feeling not too good ? kinda shaky and agitated I do have some more effexor should I just increase it to 75ml?
Thu, 18 Dec 2014
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HI

I had gone through your query.

It is advisable to withdraw drug gradually while you increases doses of another medicines.

So sudden cut down in prozac lead to withdrawal phenomena and caused tremors.
Slowly increased doses of effexor are advisable. As per your doctors advise you have to stick on 10 ml of prozac till effexor starts working properly.

Mild dose of benzodiazapine is also helpful to control withdrawal effect of prozac in initial few days.Take your treating doctors advise and follow it for better treatment.

I hope i have answered your query.

Thank you.


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What Causes Body Tremors After Decreasing The Dosage Of Prozac?

HI I had gone through your query. It is advisable to withdraw drug gradually while you increases doses of another medicines. So sudden cut down in prozac lead to withdrawal phenomena and caused tremors. Slowly increased doses of effexor are advisable. As per your doctors advise you have to stick on 10 ml of prozac till effexor starts working properly. Mild dose of benzodiazapine is also helpful to control withdrawal effect of prozac in initial few days.Take your treating doctors advise and follow it for better treatment. I hope i have answered your query. Thank you.