Re: Rought Time - Going Nuts - VENT LONG

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> I wonder.... on what do they base which medication you get?

> I'm hearing Zoloft, Prozac, etc...... which one goes to whom? Which do I

> really, really want? HEHEHEHE

Grace, it probably just depends on what your doctor is most familiar with

using. Different meds work different ways for different people. Your doc

will probably start with the med he's had the most success with, which may

or may not be the right one for you. Different meds have different side

effects; if the side effects of one are not tolerable, switch. If the med

you get doesn't seem to do much for you after a few weeks, increase the

dose, switch, or add a second. I have a friend with severe PPD - to the

point that she was hospitalized for it, as in on the psych ward - and she

takes extremely low doses of 2 different meds. For whatever reason that

combo does it for her, when the maximum dose of either med didn't do a

thing.

It's really a trial and error process, BUT it's definitely worth it. And in

most cases, the first med you take will at least do SOMETHING, even if it

needs to be tweaked as time goes on. It does take some time to build up in

your system to full effectiveness.

HTH!

-Sara.