Posted by ricker on November 3, 2009, at 11:05:55
In reply to friday a day at the mental unit HELP, posted by manic666 on November 3, 2009, at 5:03:12
>>about anxierty on the 3rd week of escitalopram,will i miss this if i do a taper from the sertraline.as i am different to you.As my main issue is anxierty
manic, everyone is unique in how they might respond to medication side-effects. My main A/D for the past 15 years has been zoloft 100mg with a few other trials over the years.3 weeks ago I switched from zoloft 100mg to escitalopram 20mg.... straight across - no tapering. That's how my pdoc changes my antidepressants and I have never experienced those terrible side-effects I read about (effexor brain zaps etc)
I was a bit light-headed for 2 or 3 days when I started the escitalopram but the anxiety is all but gone. So for me, escitalopram is working better to control my panic disorder than zoloft. That's my experience so I hope you have good results as well.
Take care,
Rick
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