Posted by Racer on January 3, 2006, at 13:07:05
In reply to Re: rx puzzle, posted by Emily Elizabeth on January 2, 2006, at 23:18:08
This is just something I've read, not something I've got experience with, but the SSRIs do poop out after a while -- and then work again after a break. There are some theories that the ideal is to have a pattern of two or three SSRIs that work, and cycle through them as needed to accommodate poop-out.
So, if Paxil worked for 9 years -- which is really good, it usually seems to poop out after far less time than that -- if you can find another drug that works for you, you can take that for a couple of years and than cycle back to Paxil and expect good results again. Generally, if one SSRI works for you, another will, too. So my own little brain would suggest that Lexapro would be better for you than Effexor, which is not an SSRI. And if Lexapro proves itself to be Not The Right SSRI for you, then Celexa -- it really is different from Lexapro, so that's not as crazy as it might seem -- or Luvox, or maybe Prozac or Zoloft? One of them might work just fine -- until it pooped out and you tried Paxil again.
I hope that helps a little. At least knowing that you haven't necessarily said goodbye to your friend Paxil forever. Just taking a little vacation from it.
Good luck.
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