Posted by Fuscia on July 8, 2002, at 13:41:54
In reply to Re: Typing correction-and had to add about Zoloft, posted by hildi on July 7, 2002, at 17:49:25
Hi Hildi,
Can you believe that someone I had met over at the Zoloft message board at RXlist had sent me that book, Feeling Good, by Dr. Burns. He's a good friend and his sister gave it to him, but he thought I'd get some help from it. He has panic disorder.
I was actually taking 12.5 mg of Zoloft for about two months during my 1 + years experience with it. I would say yes, it is hormones that caused the effects you mentioned. I find it hard to remember, but I do remember Zoloft worked pretty good prior to period time, especially at the beginning of drug treatment, but for Celexa 20mg, no way. If I had to choose which SSRI to start with and stay with it would be Prozac for me, but it's true we are all unique in how these drugs effect us, and also true that each SSRI works slightly different - some are more selective on serotonin than others, and others have a slightly higher effect on norepinephrine, even though it is very small effect. Drug poop-out is definitely a problem for these drugs. I wonder if by switching from higher to lower dosage (instead of the usual lower to higher dosage), if this would counteract this effect by keeping the brain guessing as it tries to build a resistance to the drug's effects.
I did forget to mention that after a year of being on Zoloft, I switched from a gynecologist being my SSRI drug provider to a psychiatrist. My gyn was too busy to be bothered with side effects from SSRI's, as she was delivering babies most of the time! I see my psychiatrist about every two months now.
It's good to hear from you as well! Take care, Fuscia
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