Posted by mhv17 on January 11, 2003, at 0:14:49
In reply to Re: Celexa-Tomjay, posted by gldngodess on April 11, 2001, at 10:53:51
Hi everyone!
My situation is sort of complicated, so I hope this is understandable. I recently went to a psychiatrist for the first time after dealing with emotional mood swings and intense irritability for about a year. He suggested I try Zoloft, starting with a 12.5 mg dose, and gradually working up to 50 mg over a period of a couple of weeks. I felt fine on the 12.5, but really awful on the 25, so I went back to the 12.5 where I've been for the past month. I've seen some of my emotional problems even out, but the majority of the irritability is still there. When I saw my doctor again, he said that the 12.5 mg was probably not a high enough dosage to really get rid of all my symptoms, and he suggested trying to work up to the 50 mg again. He did say that if I experienced the same side effects I had the first time, that I could try a new drug, Celexa. So here's my question: for people who have been on Zoloft and Celexa, which one did you like better? I really do not want to be on these drugs forever, and I'd like to try and get the best possible results as quickly as I can without going back and forth between meds. From what I've read so far on the Celexa, it sounds like a pretty good drug and could be worth a shot, but on the flipside, I've already got a month's worth of Zoloft in my system, and I don't want to have to start over at square one if the Celexa does not work. Any help I could get would be greatly appreciated, as I'm really torn with what to do. Thanks, MHV17
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