Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 In a message dated 10/20/04 8:12:23 AM Mountain Daylight Time, SSRI medications writes: > Any input or articles etc would be appreciated..... > The rationale behind this is that Prozac has such a long half-life, and stays in your system for approximately 7 weeks after your last dose. The real problem here is that just because both are SSRIs, they are not interchangeable, and what usually happens is that all the symptoms attendant to Zoloft withdrawal will come back with a vengeance once the Prozac is stopped. Wean very slowly off the zoloft, no more than a 5 - 10% reduction every two to three weeks, or longer, depending on how long it takes for you to stabilize between each reduction. Do you belong to the Withdrawal and Recovery group? They have a large archives of articles on this practice and also how to successfully wean off these drugs. As an aside, the main character in my book is named Maya Warwick. LOL " Blind Reason " a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's Unsafe At Any Dose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 In a message dated 10/20/04 8:12:23 AM Mountain Daylight Time, SSRI medications writes: > Any input or articles etc would be appreciated..... > The rationale behind this is that Prozac has such a long half-life, and stays in your system for approximately 7 weeks after your last dose. The real problem here is that just because both are SSRIs, they are not interchangeable, and what usually happens is that all the symptoms attendant to Zoloft withdrawal will come back with a vengeance once the Prozac is stopped. Wean very slowly off the zoloft, no more than a 5 - 10% reduction every two to three weeks, or longer, depending on how long it takes for you to stabilize between each reduction. Do you belong to the Withdrawal and Recovery group? They have a large archives of articles on this practice and also how to successfully wean off these drugs. As an aside, the main character in my book is named Maya Warwick. LOL " Blind Reason " a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's Unsafe At Any Dose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Hi There, I just want to thank everyone who replied to my post - appreciate it.. Can you supply me with the link to the Withdrawl & Recovery group Thanks, Warwick > In a message dated 10/20/04 8:12:23 AM Mountain Daylight Time, > SSRI medications writes: > > > > Any input or articles etc would be appreciated..... > > > The rationale behind this is that Prozac has such a long half- life, and stays > in your system for approximately 7 weeks after your last dose. The real > problem here is that just because both are SSRIs, they are not interchangeable, > and what usually happens is that all the symptoms attendant to Zoloft withdrawal > will come back with a vengeance once the Prozac is stopped. Wean very slowly > off the zoloft, no more than a 5 - 10% reduction every two to three weeks, or > longer, depending on how long it takes for you to stabilize between each > reduction. Do you belong to the Withdrawal and Recovery group? They have a large > archives of articles on this practice and also how to successfully wean off > these drugs. As an aside, the main character in my book is named Maya Warwick. > LOL > > > " Blind Reason " > a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue > Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's > Unsafe At Any Dose > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Hi There, I just want to thank everyone who replied to my post - appreciate it.. Can you supply me with the link to the Withdrawl & Recovery group Thanks, Warwick > In a message dated 10/20/04 8:12:23 AM Mountain Daylight Time, > SSRI medications writes: > > > > Any input or articles etc would be appreciated..... > > > The rationale behind this is that Prozac has such a long half- life, and stays > in your system for approximately 7 weeks after your last dose. The real > problem here is that just because both are SSRIs, they are not interchangeable, > and what usually happens is that all the symptoms attendant to Zoloft withdrawal > will come back with a vengeance once the Prozac is stopped. Wean very slowly > off the zoloft, no more than a 5 - 10% reduction every two to three weeks, or > longer, depending on how long it takes for you to stabilize between each > reduction. Do you belong to the Withdrawal and Recovery group? They have a large > archives of articles on this practice and also how to successfully wean off > these drugs. As an aside, the main character in my book is named Maya Warwick. > LOL > > > " Blind Reason " > a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue > Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's > Unsafe At Any Dose > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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