Posted by Sleepy Susan on August 2, 2003, at 8:32:31
My daughter went on Paxil a year ago for social anxiety issues and it worked well, when I talked to my gynocologist about some problems she was having, she said she also had PMDD and suggested Zoloft and when I said she was on Paxil, she recomended just upping her dosage to 25 mg. That has worked well, but the FDA recently said that those under 18 shouldn't take Paxil, so we are changing her over to Zoloft.
Her primary Dr wants her to go from the 25mg Paxil to the 12.5's for a week and then a couple of days off and then start with the starter pack on the Zoloft. It is a week at 25mg and then up to 50 mg.
I would love to hear how this has gone for anyone else and any problems you may have had with it. I am hoping we avoid the discontinuation issues-I still wonder why they aren't admitting it is a 'withdrawl' issue.
Susan
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