Posted by b2chica on May 30, 2012, at 15:40:54
In reply to Pristiq or Effex: How are they different or alike, posted by Laney on May 26, 2012, at 11:28:06
Hi.
i've tried both. Pristiq is a metabolite of Effexor however they both fucntion a little differently. Dont rule out both if one doesnt work for you. I tried effexor and had HORRIBLE side effects. finally years later and running out of options i decided to try pristiq. it worked Great. However it took about 10 weeks to really work. the start up is long but it was worth it.i think the withdrawl for both is about the same. with pristiq i ran out of meds and couldnt get more for a few days and had brain zaps and eye weirdness. Not fun...but i was also off other meds suddenly as well. so who knows what it was from.
anyway. if you have the time, give pristiq a try. and also i heard that 100mg is not much better than 50. which is what everyone gets to start. i tried 100 and no difference for me. so went back to 50.
Best wishes.
b2c"What is madness, but nobility of soul at odds with circumstance.
The day is on Fire, and i know the purity of pure despair."
Theodore Roethke
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