ScottyBear Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I've had success on Effexor and Cymbalta and was wondering if that means I would be a good candidate for Fetzima? Both of those meds had a calming effect on me, however Pristiq, a Effexor derivative, made me anxious. Is Fetzima an improvement of the former or a case by case basis kind of thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkES Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I was on Effexor ( 150 mg / Day) for a number of years, off of it in April this year. I just went onto Fetzima 40 mg but was having shaky feelings and some vison issues ( anxiety ?) so just went to 20mg first day is today. I want to try it a few more days and see if it works for me. Thanks my experience so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I was on Effexor ( 150 mg / Day) for a number of years, off of it in April this year. I just went onto Fetzima 40 mg but was having shaky feelings and some vison issues ( anxiety ?) so just went to 20mg first day is today. I want to try it a few more days and see if it works for me. Thanks my experience so far. How long have you been on Fetzima in total? It can take up to six weeks on any antidepressant to know if it will work. You can't know it will work in a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkES Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Its been a couple of weeks, but I feel worse with taking it. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyBear Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 SNRIs are known to work faster though (as much as 1 week for Effexor XR). Both Effexor and Cymbalta are FDA approved for anxiety, anyone have anxiety symptom reduction with Fetzima though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith743 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Hi I am on Fetzima for 2 weeks 40mg I feel exceptionally calm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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