Posted by michelle41A on September 26, 2010, at 10:17:42
In reply to Re: Zoloft too stimulating, Should I try Celexa?, posted by morgan miller on September 25, 2010, at 22:12:06
> What dose of Zoloft are you taking now? Does the panicky anxiety last throughout the day? You might want to give Zoloft another few weeks to see if the anxiety goes away. I don't think the dopamine reuptake inhibition occurs until you go over 100 mg, and even then it is fairly slight, so I think there is something else that Zoloft does that makes it stimulating. Even with Lexapro, people can experience quite a bit of anxiety starting out. This is typical of several SSRIs.
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> I would go with Lexapro over Celexa. I just think it's a far superior medication-more effective and less side effects. If you try Lexapro, start very low, maybe 2.5 mg. You may end up needing only 5 to 10 mg. With any SSRI it may take a good 8 weeks to realize full therapeutic benefit, and with Lexapro it could be longer.Hi Morgan :)
I have been on 12.5 mg Zoloft Since Sept 4th, 2010. I have also been on Klonopin .5 1x/day (.25 in the morning, .25 in the evening)
First week on Zoloft was ok, still had loose BM issues (sorry TMI) which I have had since tapering off Prozac in March 2010.
Week 2 of Zoloft: started to feel better, fears of eating gone. From Sept 15th-25 bowels became "normal" again.
Week 3 of Zoloft: After taking dose, I become anxious for about 3 hours unless I take .125 klonopin. Headaches started as well after taking zoloft. Hot flashes have started again (Had hot flashes up until May 2010, could be due to hormonal issues)
When I went back on Prozac in Oct 2009, I had a bad reaction.. Inner tremors, chest pains, panic attacks. I was on 20 mg. When I tapered off in March 2010, the majority of the side effects went away. I also have had a very stressful year ( Dad was really sick Jan-Mar, I got married in July)I also work a night job from 9pm -2:30am M-F cleaning a recreational center.
On July 22, 2010, I had a major physical/mental breakdown. I believe it had to do with what was going on in my life and my body decided it had enough. I had a complete CBC and metabolic profile bloodwork done as well. Everything came back normal.
Panic was extreme, barely ate food for about a month due to anxiety (went from 134 lbs to 115 lbs from july to now)
I started on Celexa in August (2.5mg because at the time my panic was extreme) and .5 klonopin 1x/day.
I was on Celexa for approx 2 weeks and decided to go to Zoloft because I had been on it before. I know Zoloft would help with my loose bowel issue, however, the Zoloft seems to be too stimulating like the prozac was the second time around.
I am thinking that I should have given Celexa more time to work.
This whole ordeal is very frustrating to me because I don't know if I need an SSRI to keep my bowels from becoming out of whack again or if the Klonopin alone will keep things calm. I had read that Celexa was less stimulating than Prozac and Zoloft so that is why I was considering going back on it. I am going back to my old Pdoc to see what he has to say about all of this. I had to switch docs recently because of insurance reasons :( Hopefully the endocrinologist appt will shed some light as to what the heck is going on! Sorry for the long post, I am just confused, scared and frustrated :/
I really appreciate all the info and support! You folks are awesome!!
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