Switching From Effexor Xr to Zoloft Posted: 02-13-07 15:08pm
I've been on effexor xr for 14 months now.
At first I was on a low dosage combined
with either prozac, wellbrutin or lexapro.
My current dosage at 150mg is able to
control my anxiety very well (i have
none!) but the depression remains the
same. All of jan. I noticed I was
emotionally numb, couldn't laugh or cry or
smile...I felt like a robot. Now in feb.
I'm extremely emotional, sobbing, getting
nervous in a flash, so low losing my
appetite and desire to live. What's going
on? Is it just not working anymore?
My family doc suggests I be put on zoloft.
But i'm scared of the withdrawal effetcs
of effexor xr. They're horrible.
Obviously, i'll be weaned off but is
switching to zoloft such a great idea?
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vassiliki
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 14
Re: Switching From Effexor Xr to Zoloft Posted: 02-22-07 18:35pm
LittleLi
wrote:
I've been on effexor xr for
14 months now. At first I was on a low
dosage combined with either prozac,
wellbrutin or lexapro. My current dosage
at 150mg is able to control my anxiety
very well (i have none!) but the
depression remains the same. All of jan.
I noticed I was emotionally numb, couldn't
laugh or cry or smile...I felt like a
robot. Now in feb. I'm extremely
emotional, sobbing, getting nervous in a
flash, so low losing my appetite and
desire to live. What's going on? Is it
just not working anymore?
My family doc suggests I be put on zoloft.
But i'm scared of the withdrawal effetcs
of effexor xr. They're horrible.
Obviously, i'll be weaned off but is
switching to zoloft such a great
idea?
Zoloft is quiet harmless. It is a SSRI
(sertaline) and it has minor side effects,
including: maybe you ll feel easily tired
in the begining of the treatment. Or you
ll feel anxiety and worried so it would
turn out to be the wrong medicine for your
situation. But as far as it has no serious
side effects and you can easily stop it
(it causes no addiction) you should try
it.
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Jaydensmommy
Advanced Support Team
Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 1705 Location: Wisconsin
Posted: 02-25-07 21:22pm
I think you'll be just fine I also
switched from effexor xr to zoloft and I
didn't even notice a difference as far as
the withdrawls went. I did however have
HORRIBLE withdrawls from zoloft and had
horrible side effects for about 1 yr after
stopping the zoloft.
