Paroxetine vs zoloft

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Avatar f tn Ive been switched from Paroxetine to Zoloft as am looking to try for a baby and this is supposed to be 'safer'. My doctor has changed me over gradually. I took Paroxetine 20mg for 2 weeks plus Sertraline/Zoloft 50mg, then went to Paroxetine 10mg and Sertraline/Zoloft 50mg and 5 days ago I've stopped Paroxetine altogether and am now just on Zoloft 50mg...I've went to the doctors yesterday because I feel terrible terrible - headaches, feeling incredibly depressed and crazy!
Avatar f tn I took Paroxetine 20mg for 2 weeks plus Sertraline/Zoloft 50mg, then went to Paroxetine 10mg and Sertraline/Zoloft 50mg and 2 days ago I've stopped Paroxetine altogether and am now just on Zoloft 50mg...I'm off work today as I'm so depressed. All I want to do is cry and lay in bed. How long does it take for Zoloft to kick in? I have been on it for 4 weeks now. ..shouldn't I be feeling better by now?
486038 tn?1300063367 t know anything about this medicine, but I had some kind of reaction in 2006 when my SSRI was switched abruptly without a taper!! The switch was from Zoloft which I had been on for 14 years, to Paroxetine. The new doctor also abruptly took me off of Xanax that I had been taking for eight months at one .25mg once daily! His reason for changing my meds( which were working fine) was that he didn't want me on this very low dose of xanax!!!
429949 tn?1224691579 They switched me to Paxil six weeks before I had my first neurological attack of all the vision dysfunction.I stoped taking it and went back on Zoloft.
Avatar m tn Over the last 6 months I have been experiencing a huge amount of financial and job stress, such that my doctor was concerned enough to put me on Paroxetine HCL (Paxil), starting at 25mg and now 30mg. It is the first drug I have taken for treatment of my issues since 1995 when I was on Xanax for 6 months. I started forgetting to take my pill over the last week or two, and over last weekend just gave up on it, because I just don't feel it's doing anything productive.
Avatar m tn I have been on Paroxetine for 10 years on and off and whenever I have a question about any medications that I can safely take I call the pharmacist and they are good about answering my guestions.Good luck!!
Avatar f tn Hi Iv been on many different antidepressants and I'm currently on paroxetine and I'm the same - I sweat in day at night esp when exercising or even walking fast. It's annoying but iv been told there's nothing you can do - you can either try a different drug, deal with it or stop (if this side effect is more a bother than your reason for taking it). I feel your frustration.
486038 tn?1300063367 Oh yeah! Now I remember this. You know it might be a side effect of the Cymbalta. I don't know if you remember , but Six weeks after being jerked off of the Zoloft that I had been on for 14 years and abruptly switched to Paroxetine the next day without any taper, My vision went haywire and that was the start of this whole mess with me! I as much as anyone can really believe that SSRI's can have these kinds of effects!!! Did you discontinue the Cymbalta?
429949 tn?1224691579 Eventhough I sent to the drug company myself and got the side effect sheet for Paroxetine and Zoloft and a striking amount of my symptoms and things that I've actually been diagnosed with are on the paroxetine list. A couple of my doctors and I have 5 different doctors , a primary care, a neurologist, a neuro-opthalmologist, a opthalmologist, a phsyciatrist, a ear/nose/ throat specialist, and a dermatoligist, ok so I have seven. No wonder I am worn out!
Avatar f tn ve read that Sertaline (Zoloft) and other SSRIs sometimes make you worse before you get better. Usually after 2-3 weeks or so, it kicks in. Sometimes a doc will prescribe a benzo like Ativan or Xanax during this time to address this temporary increased anxiety. Also, a good rule of thumb when starting an SSRI is "start low, go slow" which it seems you're doing. Best wishes!
Avatar m tn Now I am on paxil cr( paroxetine cr ) 37.5 mg. still I am feeling social Anxiety. So I consulted My psychiatrist. He stopped paxil and prescribed zoloft (sertraline) 150 mg a day. morning dose 50 mg and night dose 100 mg for 15 days. what will he prescribe after 15 days that's I don't know but I want to know that can suddenly dose be changed like this?
429949 tn?1224691579 I had been abruptly taken off of Zoloft and Xanax and switched to Paroxetine( generic Paxil) six weeks prior to this attack. I had been on the Zoloft at 100mg for 14 years and the xanax .25mg for eight months. I was not tappered off and on for this switch. I suspected the recent medication change at that time. They done the CT scan looking for tumor , stroke or anything abnormal. They said it was negative.
Avatar f tn Tis ok :) since when u been on this site? Do u get depressed too at times? I was supposed to start my paroxetine meds 2 days go, but I haven't been feeling depressed the last few days so if wimped out and stayed on my current medication (Zoloft/sertraline). Do u take medication?
429949 tn?1224691579 I started to suspect a medication change that I had had six weeks prior to this. I had been on the SSRI antidepressant Zoloft for 14 years for clinical depression and anxiety disorder. The Zoloft worked well and I had not had any depression in ten years. The anxiety and panic attacks were never fully controlled by the Zoloft. So My primary care doctor put me on a low dose of xanax .23mg once a day at bedtime.
Avatar n tn I have taken both Zoloft and Effexor for long periods (not any longer because I am on differnt AD's now) What I can tell you is that (at least in my case) I found Zoloft to be far LESS effective than Effexor. Zoloft is a one trick poney and effects only Serotonin. Effexor effects both Serotonin and Norephinepherine. Big difference in the two drugs. I am pretty sure you will find Zoloft much less effective, as most people do.
Avatar m tn I too notice a difference in how I feel taking Zoloft vs. Sertraline. I like Sertraline better though because I don't feel as numbed out and my sex drive is not affected.
Avatar n tn and saying I was just about to comment on the very old thread, I am about to start generic Zoloft and am here looking for exerience with Zoloft. Maybe the original post will give me some useful on Zoloft.
Avatar f tn Celexa does not give me fatigue but I do take it at bedtime like I did with the Zoloft. The Celexa does not work as well as the zoloft did but it took many many months for the zoloft to kick in so hoping someday the celexa works just as well.
492307 tn?1214186739 assured my several times that Zoloft has NOT cause my Thyroid to act up. I was on Zoloft for 4 years. I recently decided (with my Dr.) to go off because of sexual side effects. After being weaned off slowly for 4 weeks, my hair started coming out. TONS. I was then tested and told I was Hypo. ( I have been tired for years, so it might not be the Zoloft causing this issue with my Thyroid.) Anyway, I read 'somewhere' that Zoloft has been know to cause thyroid issues?
1173196 tn?1292916490 Thanks Rebekah. I've decided to stay on the zoloft. I guess it's the lesser of 2 evils. Zoloft vs. depression. Neither is great for baby.
475300 tn?1312423126 Fibromyalgia diagnosis this week and my doc gave me a script for 100 with a refill. Pharmacy would not fill it because I am on zoloft. A google search confirms this. So the doc ended up calling in darvocet which has acetaminaphin in which I would rather not take . I did try to get the pharm to fill the ultram as I have a dog that takes it. It would be so much cheaper to get it under my name instead of the vet. Just an FYI for those on anti d's.
Avatar n tn if a person takes wellbutrin and zoloft and is doing well other than insomnia, can trazadone be added to the wellbutrin and zoloft to improve sleep?
1723975 tn?1309987899 Hi i have depresion and i am too sleepy, the psqui. doc put me on paroxetine less than 10mg for now then he said i will incrise the dosage, my question is, will this med make me gain wight???