switching from Celexa to Effexor

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Hi again,

I am switching my son from Celexa, which he has been on for four years, to

Effexor. My question is has anyone else tried Effexor, and do we have to wean

him completely off the Celexa before introducing the Effexor at a low dose, or

can we slightly over lap the two?? For example, he was on a whole 20mg Celexa.

I have weaned him down to 1/4 that. He is going berserk!!!! Can I go ahead

with a small dose of Effexor now, or do we have to be totally OFF Celexa for a

week?? I am under a doctors care, and that is what they are recommending. But

our pharmacist said that we could over lap the two. Has anyone had this

experience and can share it with me??

Trina