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Posted by Jackster on April 24, 2001, at 2:36:40
Has anyone had experience changing from Paxil to Zoloft? I am currently on 40mg of Paxil - it has pooped out on me - I tried other drugs but they seemed to make the situation worse so I went back onto Paxil. Now I'm going to try Zoloft and I was wondering whether it would be better to ween off Paxil first or just go straight onto Zoloft?
Posted by SalArmy4me on April 24, 2001, at 2:41:44
In reply to Going from Paxil to Zoloft, posted by Jackster on April 24, 2001, at 2:36:40
The Paxil discontinuation syndrome can be annoying, so it is recommended to wean off of it for at least 2 weeks. http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/split/Antidepressant-discontinua.html
I recently went on Zoloft a week ago, after having tried every medication known to mankind for depression. I started on 200 mg as my first dose, and it has been really good. It destroyed my appetite (good for weight loss), and I haven't had any other side-effects.
Posted by mikes on April 24, 2001, at 11:39:46
In reply to Going from Paxil to Zoloft, posted by Jackster on April 24, 2001, at 2:36:40
I started zoloft a few days after stopping paxil cold turkey......the wd symptoms ended abruptly. I think you should start zoloft the next day after stopping.
> Has anyone had experience changing from Paxil to Zoloft? I am currently on 40mg of Paxil - it has pooped out on me - I tried other drugs but they seemed to make the situation worse so I went back onto Paxil. Now I'm going to try Zoloft and I was wondering whether it would be better to ween off Paxil first or just go straight onto Zoloft?
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