Georg
22-11-09, 13:53
I have been on Citalopram for several years, which did wonders for my anxiety and depression.
I tried stopping them this summer only to have a major setback again, my GP perscribed me Escitalopram instead. It's been 4 months now, with the last month on the max dosage (20mg) and I do not feel any better at all, perhaps my body has come so acustomed to Citalopram that Citalopram/Escitalopram no longer works for me?
I have made an appointment with my GP come thursday, we agreed upon if I felt no better by then I would try another drug. We talked about Venlafaxine and Zoloft also known as Sertraline and Lustral.
I hear great things about Effexor when it comes to treating Anxiety, which is my main problem right now, I have alot of chest pains and an intense fear of dying/feeling like I am dying.
I really want things to improve fast, as I have been away from work for 4 months now and I really need to get back soon.
But I am scared of the horrible whitdrawal effects described by this drug.
Maybe I should swap to Zoloft instead, at least then I would not need to taper off Escitalopram first as they are both SSRI's, whereas Venlafaxine is an SSRN?
I am very unsure what to do. My wife has gotten some nice results with her swap from Escitalopram over to Zoloft, so I am kind of willing to give that a go. Perhaps if that does not work then I should go for Venlafaxine?
Anyone had any experiences swapping between these drugs?
Any replies would be helpful, I could do with some reassurance by now ;)
Regards Georg, wishing you good mental health.
I tried stopping them this summer only to have a major setback again, my GP perscribed me Escitalopram instead. It's been 4 months now, with the last month on the max dosage (20mg) and I do not feel any better at all, perhaps my body has come so acustomed to Citalopram that Citalopram/Escitalopram no longer works for me?
I have made an appointment with my GP come thursday, we agreed upon if I felt no better by then I would try another drug. We talked about Venlafaxine and Zoloft also known as Sertraline and Lustral.
I hear great things about Effexor when it comes to treating Anxiety, which is my main problem right now, I have alot of chest pains and an intense fear of dying/feeling like I am dying.
I really want things to improve fast, as I have been away from work for 4 months now and I really need to get back soon.
But I am scared of the horrible whitdrawal effects described by this drug.
Maybe I should swap to Zoloft instead, at least then I would not need to taper off Escitalopram first as they are both SSRI's, whereas Venlafaxine is an SSRN?
I am very unsure what to do. My wife has gotten some nice results with her swap from Escitalopram over to Zoloft, so I am kind of willing to give that a go. Perhaps if that does not work then I should go for Venlafaxine?
Anyone had any experiences swapping between these drugs?
Any replies would be helpful, I could do with some reassurance by now ;)
Regards Georg, wishing you good mental health.