Re: zoloft to lexapro

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In a message dated 4/12/04 8:52:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

theethers@... writes:

Hi. I certainly found Lex much better than Zoloft.

On Zoloft I still had my anxiety and really nasty panic attacks. On Zoloft,

I had insomnia and sometimes bad heartburn.

Then my psych switched me to Lex. No more life controlling panic disorder.

I've begun exercising and swimming and am not afraid of it. No more problems

sleeping or heartburn. Lex is the bomb. My doc and I had tried a couple

others, so this time before I went to my appointment, I prayed God would

give the dr real wisdom, and that his answer would be God's own answer for

these life debilitating panic attacks. So when I went to my appointment, the

doc switched me to Lexapro. It's been an answer to prayer.

I hope Lexapro works for you, too.

Thea

Hi Thea thanks for the reply. I think I will start tonight taking Lexapro.

How is it that I was taking 25 mgs of zoloft and 5 mgs will be eqivalent to

that? How have others done so far on this drug? Anyone switch from zoloft like

me? Anyone also take xanax too?

M

Thanks

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The reason I am trying the lexapro instead is because I have tried higher

doses of zoloft 50 mgs and did not do well at all. I got the side effects all

over again. She said if I had come to her in the first place she would of given

me lexapro and not zoloft.

M

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Hi. I certainly found Lex much better than Zoloft.

On Zoloft I still had my anxiety and really nasty panic attacks. On Zoloft,

I had insomnia and sometimes bad heartburn.

Then my psych switched me to Lex. No more life controlling panic disorder.

I've begun exercising and swimming and am not afraid of it. No more problems

sleeping or heartburn. Lex is the bomb. My doc and I had tried a couple

others, so this time before I went to my appointment, I prayed God would

give the dr real wisdom, and that his answer would be God's own answer for

these life debilitating panic attacks. So when I went to my appointment, the

doc switched me to Lexapro. It's been an answer to prayer.

I hope Lexapro works for you, too.

Thea

zoloft to lexapro

> Hi I am new here. I am here because I have taken zoloft 25 mgs for a

> year now. However, with my wedding getting closer and closer I have

> started to get very very anxious all over again with pounding heart,

> etc etc. I am seeing a NP in Psychotherepy and she is prescibing my

> meds now. She told me that she would of given me lexapro all along

> but my PCP gave me the zoloft. I suffered from very bad sie effects

> when first starting the zoloft. Now I have lezapro to take but Im

> nervous about taking it because I don't know how it will work for

> me. Has anyone swtiched and how did they do woth it. Is it true

> lexapro is better for anxiety than the zoloft? I was also given

> xxanax as well recently.

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Hi. I switched from zoloft to lexapro over a year ago when zoloft pooped out on

me after 7 years.I found zoloft to be the most calming of all the SSRI's I have

tried, although lexapro is about the same.

I have ocd as well as depression and ocd requires much higher dosages of ssri's

than does other conditions. I was on 200 mgs of zoloft(and i was 98 lbs at the

time..not anymore)for 7 years.

What I am wondering is why your Doc is not opting to raise your zoloft first, as

a first line approach since you have been on it a year and are still at a

relatively low dosage. When I am symptomatic on a medication my doctor always

opts to raise my dosage before we give up on it and opt for a new choice. but

you need to do what you are most comfortable with.

Also,one cannot compare dosages between SSRI " S. Equivalences do not work that

way. 5 mg of one drug may equal 50 mgs of another.

good luck to you!