Posted by ben on May 5, 2001, at 3:53:46
In reply to Re: ssri (ZOLOFT) and nausea.... Joy » ben, posted by Joy on May 5, 2001, at 3:20:33
I am off the celexa for about a week and i dont want to go back because i want to get rid of this med which didnt give me a remission. Now i am on 50 mg Zoloft for 2 days (after 10 days on 25 mg) without any change in my symptoms (nausea, pain in the limbs...)
How long will a withdrawl last (read of max. 3 weeks ?).
ben> I mean in the beginning while you are going off Celexa; start at 25 mg Zoloft for a while [first week or 10 days] Yes, many people find Zoloft to work at 75mg thru 200 mg, depending on the person, but buildup should come gradually; easier on the tummy. Good luck.
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> > Thanks for your reply. Why do you mean not going higher with the Zoloft than 25 mg?
> > My doc had one who tappered down from 200 mg (!) Celexa in 10 days without any problems! He suggested me to increase the Zoloft to overcome the withdrawl.
> > please read this:
> > Re: from celexa to zoloft..... please help !!!
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> > > 60 mg Celexa is a high dose; weaning down should take at least 5 or 6 weeks; stay on low Zoloft [not over 25 mg]. Take a little more Celexa and wean down cause you are having big time withdrawal effects. Sorry you're not feeling well. Hope it gets better soon, I'm sure it will.
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> > > > I was on 60 mg Celexa for a year without any nausea. Now I had to switch to Zoloft because the Celexa wasnt enough effective and made too sedated. I tappered the celexa down during too weeks. Suddenly i began to have awful nausea coming and going all the time, flu like symptoms, lethargy... I am not sure if it comes of the zoloft or its a withdrawl of the celexa ? Now it persists since about 10 days.
> > > > I tried to stop the zoloft or increasing the dosage but nothing gave me a better feeling or a hint what it could be. I Think the symptoms started before i began with the zoloft but since then they i didnt improved. My doc said that if its a withdrawl the zoloft could improve it because of the same mechanism. Perhaps the nausea is caused of the dopamine action of Zoloft too ? Is it a awful side-effect of Zoloft ?
> > > > Any ideas, suggestions or experiences ?
> > > > Thanks
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