Posted by PeterJ on May 17, 2000, at 23:23:39
In reply to Re: SSRIs: Different!, posted by Rebecca on May 17, 2000, at 18:15:18
> Peter--
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> SSRIs definitely differ in their effects upon me. I hear about people switching SSRIs, and I can't believe that some people do it so easily.
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> prozac gave me insomnia and horrible anxiety, too (it felt like a constant adrenaline rush); only stayed on it for 2 weeks. zoloft helped the depression but left me dizzy and zonked. celexa seems to be doing the right thing for me (I think...I hope...). It causes insomnia if I don't take anything to counteract that. I have a friend who had a similar (perhaps stronger) reaction to prozac. he ended up on paxil, which he found helpful but somewhat sedating.
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> maybe if we had similar reactions to prozac, we'll have similar ones to celexa; how long have you been on it? it took a couple weeks before I started feeling better. good luck!
I hope you are right! I am on day 16 of Celexa ,but I'm still on a small dose (10mg). We are working up the dose slowly because of my bad responses to other meds, especially Prozac. Even 1mg a day of Prozac was too much for me. So far the Celexa has caused a little tension and some insomnia (treatable with Halcion), but it's not too bad. My family is actually surprised at the absence of any horrible side effects, having seen the way other meds affect me.Hopefully I'll see some therapeutic effect as we increase the dose. Wish me luck. Oh, wait, you already did. Thank you!
Peter
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