Taking lexapro with zoloft
Common Questions and Answers about Taking lexapro with zoloft
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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).
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.
Trust me, I have made over 9 AD changes in my life and the SSRI to another SSRI is not that bad.
m on my 3rd or 4th week taking lexapro and only 2.5mg along side 50mg of amtriplyine at night. Now I know how bad alchol is with anxiety but I like to have 1 or 2 with meals or socially at friends house. Now I tried to have 1 drink and I'm getting harsh stomach pains, bit dizzy and panicky and I'm never normally like this!
Should I leave the alchol out for a couple of more weeks? Could my body still not be adjusted? Or will this now always happen when I drink?
Even when switching from one SSRI to another, I have always found it better to do at least a short taper off before introducing the new SSRI.
The info you received regarding how long it will take for Zoloft to start working is IMO wrong. Just because lexapro is an SSRI and Zoloft is an SSRI doesn't mean that it will work instantly. You can expect the Zoloft to still take 3 to 6 weeks before it is fully effective.
Finally, after the second DUI which I was also charged with a felony for pinching a police officers butt, I decided maybe I should stop taking the Lexapro b/c I seemed to have developed some obsession with alcohol and I could see I was also becoming delusional. So, while in jail, I requested no more medication for 1 week and was able to fully withdraw from Lexapro, although the depression side effects of the withdrawal lasted about three months.
I could not tolerate any of the SSRI's except for Remeron - mirtazapine....it's different from the SSRI group, but unfortunately, I can't tell you how. (I hope someone else will post why - like Ryan). I became unbelievably agitated on all of the SSRI's.. Once I got past the sedating effects of Remeron as you slowly titrate upwards - I take 30 mg. - it's the only AD that doesn't agitate me.
ve read about brain shivers upon withdrawal from zoloft but currently experience brain shivers whilst taking zoloft. I take the zoloft in the morning and by about 3pm or 4pm begin getting the electric shocks in my brain. I used to get this only if i missed a dose but they are quite regular now and i am consistent with taking my meds. Do you know why this would happen? My doctors do not recognise these brain shivers.
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 know people on it who are doing very well and I know people who have been on zoloft and switched to lexapro but had to go back to zoloft. I am also going through menopause. My started going to a new dr. and he said he would like me to go on lexapro and told me how to start to wean off of zoloft. The fears are have are, I'm scared lexapro causes high blood pressure, weight gain, and I'm scared its not going to work as well as the zoloft.
I was told to switch from 150 mg Zoloft to 20 mg of lexapro and I am also taking 5 mg of abilify. I am SO WORRIED the lexapro will make e dizzy. Please anyone have insight in this. Please help. I am freaking out and so worried.
And I think my doc told me to just switch the Zoloft and stop it completely and just start the lexapro? Is that right. Or do I need to wean off of it. I'm worried. I just took 20 mg of lexapro and not my original Zoloft dose.
Were you originally nervous about taking the Zoloft? I know it increased my anxiety when I started Zoloft and it took about a month or so for me to notice the benefits of it. Whenever I start,stop, or adjust the dosage of Zoloft I notice some increased anxiety. Medications like Zoloft affect us all differently and sometimes finding the right SSRI like it can take some time. I would go discuss any concerns that you have with your prescribing doctor. Keep us posted!
I'm also taking zoloft, was taking prozac bfor pregnant and dr switched mr to zoloft bcuz its safest.
I have been on 25mg of Zoloft and hae felt like a zombie the last several months. I have asked my doctor about changing my meds to Lexapro. He didn't so I started taking my husbands Lexapro 10mg just to see if this would help me. This has been just 2 days. I find myself like going through the change of life, night sweating (with Zoloft, too), fussy, having trouble getting directed in everyday activities. Will these symptoms last long? I really do not want to go back on Zoloft.
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