Posted by 4WD on May 27, 2006, at 18:55:54
Has anyone switched from Celexa/Lexapro/Paxil/Zoloft, etc. to EMSAM? Have you waited one week or two as a washout period? How did you deal with the SSRI withdrawal issues in the meantime? Did the brain zaps, etc. disappear when you started up the EMSAM?
I'm on Celexa (plus Neurontin and Klonopin) and I'm a bit scared of stopping the Celexa cold turkey for a week or two. Return of depression plus withdrawal could be mighty unpleasant since I'm not doing all that great as it is. My pdoc says I can take Zyprexa during the washout to help deal with depression (it comes back pretty quickly when I stop or reduce my meds).
Has anyone on EMSAM had problems with stiff neck or upper back?
Thanks,
Marsha
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