Difficult prozac washout before EMSAM

Posted by Roslynn on May 10, 2008, at 15:23:18

Hi everyone,
My pdoc and I have decided to try EMSAM. The problem is the washout for Prozac which I have to be off for 5 weeks (!) before starting the EMSAM. It's only been a few days and it's really hard so far.
Would it make sense to ask my pdoc for a "bridge" prescription--for example, switch to Zoloft (which works a little for me as well), take it during the remaining 4 weeks then have only 1 week without an SSRI in my system?
This is already much harder than I thought it would be. I am a long-term Prozac user--we're talking over 15 yrs. I am on other meds too, including a benzo and lith, but I can really feel the missing prozac!
Any advice appreciated! Or stories of someone else who made it through a prozac washout after being on the drug for so long.
Thank you!
Roslyn

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