Posted by jd on January 30, 2000, at 13:18:14
In reply to Re: Zoloft, posted by Cam W. on January 30, 2000, at 10:54:16
Actually, I've heard that Paxil and Zoloft (having rather short half-lives compared to Prozac) can both cause a nasty discontinuation symptom if stopped abruptly--often similar to the flu, but with all kinds of other minor weird effects (shock-like sensations, etc.). Paxil has perhaps the worst reputation in this regard. Such problems can almost always be avoided by decreasing the dose gradually over a period of weeks rather than stopping cold turkey.
--jd> > What are the withdrawal effects of Zoloft?
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> Roy - Withdrawl effects include anxiety, nervousness, some sweating, and perhaps even a general malaise. These are generally mild in nature and are seen with the longer acting Prozac, more so than with Zoloft. I haven't seen many withdrawl effects since we started weaning people from the drug (gradually reducing the dose over a 2 to 4 week period). We only use the four week weaning in people who have been taking high dose SSRIs (esp. Prozac) for more than 2 years and this is probably being overly cautious. It has been my experience that even without weaning the withdrawl effects are generally mild and last usually no more than a week. Anyone else out there experience other effects? - Cam W.
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