lexapro or zoloft

Still have anxiety and breakthrough panic attacks. He has given me the choice of lexapro or Zoloft. Since Celexa and lexapro are so similar, I'm concerned that the lexapro won't work given that the Celexa stopped working. On the other hand, he has warned me that Zoloft is more activating, which is not good for anxiety and panic. Thoughts? Advice? Similar experiences?

Has anyone taken Lexapro or any other SSRIs during pregnancy? If so, what did your doctor say, how do you feel and is baby o.k?

Can I take 40mg or over if Lexapro? Was on 40mg. One Dr put me back to 30mg but not working so started on Zoloft 75mg. Now weight can and I’m an emotional wreck. What. Anni do?

Lexapro and Zoloft are in the same class of medications known as SSRIs, which are usually prescribed long term to help treat depression and/or anxiety. Xananx is a benzo which is prescribed as needed usually on a short term basis because it can become extremely addictive in my opinion. In my experience both classes of medication are good at what they are designed for. As to what medication is best for you, we all react and prefer different types of medication in my opinion...

You could try the Lexapro with xanax to calm your anxiety, then wean off the xanax after the Lexapro begins to work. Or, you could discuss taking valium, which will provide you with relief, too. You'll know fairly quickly if you can tolerate the Lexapro. Everyone is different...but if your true problem is anxiety, you might be better served taking something like valium and get some psychotherapy to help you deal with the causes of the anxiety.

I was on lexapro in the beginning and I have had my meds switched several times from lexapro, welbutrin, then I was takin lexapro and welbutrin, and it wasnt helping so now im taking Zoloft... Zoloft is really good for me, it is helping me tremendous... its actually helped me better than lexapro, but everyone is different... I was also afraid of switching... I would atleast give it a chance, and see if it works...if it doesnt then you can tell your insurance...

so im wondering if i should reintroduce the zoloft with the lexapro or just continue with the lexapro without the zoloft. I have been without zoloft for 5 days now.

What is not good is to be taking both the Zoloft and Lexapro together. At this point your dosage of Zoloft is low enough that you can discontinue it completly and keep taking the Lexapro. The Zoloft in your system will take a good week to completly wash from your system. In the mean time the Lexapro that your taking will take over where the Zoloft left off. In another month when the Lexapro is at full efectivness, then you may be able to get off that Klonopin.

My doctor switched me from 30 mg of lexapro to 150 mg zoloft a week ago because the lexapro wasn't working. I had my first anxiety attack about 6 weeks ago. Subsequently, I dropped into deep depression and continued having anxiety almost daily. Several years ago zoloft worked very well for me for depression. I never had anxiety before. I know they are both SSRIs, but are different chemicals. My concern is that I will have to suffer for another 6-8 weeks before the zoloft kicks in.

If Zoloft was working why go onto lexapro ? After one month I would think that would be enough time. Dosage may need to be tweaked.

Right now, the doctor wants me to wean off the Zoloft and next week introduce the Lexapro. Just wondering if anyone else had this issue with Zoloft (50mg/daily). I also have severe anxiety and will be taking .25mg of Xanax as needed. Oh and how well does Lexapro work? I have taken Effexor in the past for a few years, was awesome (minus coming off it!!)...took it again almost two months ago and didn't like it (first week was good, but then it didn't do anything).

Your post is a little confusing -- did you taper off the Zoloft, or go off cold turkey, or switch to Lexapro, or are you on both Zoloft and Lexapro and now Cymbalta? Going off any of these meds abruptly, even if you switch to another, can trigger a withdrawal, which is why I'm asking.

In the past yr I have been on celexa, lexapro , Zoloft and now back on lexapro because the 200 mg of Zoloft was making me shakey. None of these AD's seem to work aty anxiety and depression. The only slight relief I get is from klonopin, which I have been on for a yr also (low dose .25mg 3x's a day. My podcast keeps telling me to be patient because it takes time for these mess to work .

Thinking about trying Lexapro for generalized anxiety. Any advice or experiences? I have previously tried Buspar (had no effect) and Zoloft which made me constantly nauseous.

I wanted to check in with you and see how your switch from Lexapro to Zoloft went/is going. I am making the switch myself and have been weaning off Lexapro and onto Zoloft. Right now, I'm taking 10mg of Lexapro and 37.5 mg of Zoloft with 1 mg of Lorazepam 2x a day (to help get over the hump of changing). I have noticed that since I am overlapping AND taking the Lorazepam, I have little desire to interact with anyone AND the sex drive is completely dead. How are you doing now on Zoloft?

and he insisted it was fine and that he doesnt think i will have any porblems especailly since the zoloft didnt effect me in bad ways. i am still nervous it will occur days from now or the lexapro will make me dizzy once it kicks in. uhh so tired of being worried.

just changed from 10mg lexapro to 50 mg zoloft because zoloft worked well before. My anexity is off the charts. muscle spasms , shakey and just plain misserable. Is this normal and how long will it last?

She said sometimes its tampered but she actually said that 50mg of zoloft is a low dose compared to what i was on for lexapro and thats another reason i could be feeling so bad(since i went from a high dose of a ssri to a lower one)." She's (again) going off the premise that all ssri medications are directly compatible and equivalent, and saying one can be "swapped" for another. The FACT is, that's simply NOT true.

He has suggested a switch in my medication and wants me to start a samll dose 12mg of Zoloft today for a week to see how my body reacts to it. If all goes well then he would increase the Zoloft and eventually take me of the Lexapro. He has also indicated that I could take the Kolonopin twice daily to help with the anxiety. I am very nervouse of this change. Just the thought of taking the Zoloft had increased my anxiety and crying spells.

well I can say I got off lexipro because I was taking 10mg of lexipro and 300 mg of welbutrin a day, then i switched to Zoloft (the generic of zoloft) It does not make you fat, it actually controls your eating, also it helps me with ocd, anxiety, ect. just incase of anxiety I take zanax or how ever you spell it... anyways it helps me with everything, but the sexual desire, it doesnt help w/ that...

I also take 300mg of Wellbutrin each day and have for 2 years. Do you think I should lower my Wellbutrin dose or my Zoloft dose or both? I was switched from a Wellbutrin/Lexapro combo to the Wellbutrin/Zoloft combo due to the fact that I had been on Lexapro for over 3 years and it stopped working. I have OCD, GAD, and depression. I take the Wellbutrin to help with the side effects of weight gain and loss of libido. Thanks for your help.

If your symptoms are hormonal in nature, they don't have to actually BE PMDD, it was just one example. It sounds very much like your cycles exacerbate your anxiety.

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