Guest guest Posted February 10, 2003 Report Share Posted February 10, 2003 Anita, Just thought I would let you know a few things I learned about prozac, zoloft, and paxil. Though they are considered non addictive, you do still need to be tapered off of them as there is withdrawl symptoms. If your doc says there isn't, he is wrong. And if you don't taper them, you will know exactly what I am talking about in about two days off of them. Second, if you have been on them as long as twelve years - they really aren't having any affect on you anymore any way. The way it was explained to me, is they have found that once you are on them for an extended period of time, they are no longer 'effective' and need to be increased or just stopped. Or changed to another brand for the additional effect. The best time of effectiveness of these meds is the first six months. After a year, my doc said, you should be in much better shape and taken off of them, so if you have another downward spiral, they will work again for you. He said some people can even get a rebound depression when on them for extended period of time. So either way hon, if you have been on them for 12 years, you need to stop them. It sounds like unecessary medicating. Just my two cents. Love, Carole K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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