Posted by bigpopper on January 17, 2007, at 14:50:41
In reply to Re: Switching form Lexapro to Zoloft, posted by bulldog2 on January 17, 2007, at 12:55:00
I feel much better than I did while on Lexapro. But, I felt better a couple of weeks ago when I quit Lexapro for a couple of weeks, then I started feeling very anxious again. I have not had the morning anxiety in the last few days with 25mg of Zoloft. That never went away while on Lexapro.
I am eating normal again and feel much much better. The MD did change one other thing though. The PMD had me taking xanax for Anxiety, the GP told me to use Klonopin. So I have been taking Klonopin .5 x 2 times day. The anxiety is gone now, but he told me to keep taking it at low dosage then start to taper and see if anxiety stays away. I had terrible anxiety most every day while on Lexapro, even with xanax. The GP said that if the Zoloft works I will never notice any anxiety once I ween of Klonopin. I still take it because I am scared of the anxiety coming back. I do not feel any different before or after taking the .5 of K. It must just be keeping me on an even keel.
The GP said my PMD should have stopped Lexapro before now considering my SE's. I am sure Lexapro works great for some, but not for me.
I guess I will continue on with the 25mg unless I start feeling "odd". My GP said take 50mg. But I am afraid I will have side effects similar to Lexapro nightmare.
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