Posted by Mitch on September 21, 2001, at 23:52:23
In reply to People's Experiences on various SSRI's, posted by Roo on September 21, 2001, at 14:39:00
> I was just wondering if anyone has any experiences
> with switching from one SSRI medication to another
> and if so, what differences they experienced.
>
> Prozac has pooped out on me after being on it for years.
> The only other SSRI I tried was celexa, and I didn't like
> it--gained weight, sweated alot, was too sleepy,e tc.
> I know it's different for everybody--that what agrees
> with one person, won't with another, but still...I'm
> just curious...
> I liked the prozac a lot when it worked. I have taken
> Wellbutrin (felt more depressed on it), Serzone (felt
> suicidal on it), desipramine (felt sick on it)....
> I was thinking about trying Zoloft...I have been on all of them. As far as level of "activation vs. sedation" goes:
1) Prozac-most activating, best for attentiveness/interest.
2) Zoloft-activating but better than Prozac for panic symptoms.
3) Celexa-kind of in the middle-good for social anxiety, insomnia not as troublesome as with Prozac and Zoloft. Provokes the most sweating, also seemed to have the most appetite suppression.
4) Paxil-best for social anxiety, but can be numbing and tiring.
5) Luvox-not as numbing as Paxil, but a lot more nauseating.
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