Posted by ksvt on July 18, 2000, at 17:20:45
I have been taking WB for years and about a month ago I started augmenting it with Zoloft. My pdoc and I have concluded that the side effects outweigh the benefits, and he would like to find something else to augment the WB. He is reluctant to prescribe Serzone, which I suggested on account of its lack of sexual side effects. His experience with it is that his patients have found the initial side effects to be so dibilitating so as to interfere with normal functioning. He typically starts people at very low dosages of ADs and increases them gradually so I doubt this is a matter of too high an initial dose. I suggested Celexa because I have seen postings on this site which suggest that its side effects may be milder than those for other SSRIs. I was on Prozac for about 8 months some years ago and went off it because my condition was worsening rather dramatically at a dose level which allowed me to hold on to my libido. I've had a sexual side effect to Zoloft also although curiously enough, that seems to have dissipated of late. My bigger problem with it is that it has interfered too much with my sleep patterns and has made me feel pretty anxious and edgy. (I seem to feel washed out during the day, and real wired at night). Also the benefit I felt initially has definitely leveled off and I'm reluctant to increase the dosage when I'm having trouble tolerating the side effects. I would love to hear from anyone who has taken Celexa either by itself or in tandem with another AD. Thanks
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