How To Get Off Pristiq or Reduce Pristiq
Now I’m not a doctor, in fact, I don’t even play one on TV, but I wanted to share a little about me and how I’m handling getting off of, or at least reducing, Pristiq.
Please also read: When to Get Off Antidepressants with Bipolar Disorder
Antidepressant Pristiq – Easy On, Not-So-Easy Off
I’ve been talking the antidepressant Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) for months and it doesn’t seem to be doing much, but honestly, the withdrawal from Pristiq is so bad I didn’t want to attempt getting off of it. As you might know, Pristiq is a metabolite of Effexor and Effexor, another antidepressant, is also a nightmare to get off of. If I would miss a Pristiq dose by even a few hours I would become suicidally depressed. Really. No joke.
No Taper Strategy for Pristiq
So getting off of Pristiq wasn’t on my short list of fun things to do. There is no taper strategy for Pristiq as it only comes in 50 mg and 100 mg tablets and you cannot cut them.
How I’m Getting Off Pristiq
But I seem to be successfully reducing the dose of Pristiq with minimal impact and withdrawal.
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