Posted by JohnL on May 17, 2000, at 4:50:01
In reply to Going back on a medicine you've taken before, posted by Angela on May 16, 2000, at 17:41:05
> my doctor isn't happy with the results the luvox has dealt me, so i asked him if we could switch back to zoloft. he agreed to it and told me to start titrating down tomorrow & gave me a whole schedule to follow.
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> my concern is that the zoloft will not be effective on me anymore. what is the response when you go off a medicine then go back on it? i've been on the luvox for at least 6 weeks and i've gotten a little bit better, but not to the point i was at on zoloft or celexa.
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> any experiences you've had would be great to hear about. thanks!In my experience I have seen one of two things happen...either the medication works as expected like it did the first time around; or it doesn't work nearly as well as it used to. Either scenario could happen. I don't think anyone knows why this strange phenomenon occurs.
It's just my non-professional opinion, but I do not like the idea of returning to a previous drug that was so-so, while ignoring others that haven't been tried yet that have the potential to be fantastic. I see no sense in returning to a previous medication unless all other avenues have failed. Then it makes sense to go back to the best of the bunch for a second look-see. Settling for OK results is not acceptable to me. I want superior results. If a previous med did not provide that, then I'll keep looking. After all is said and done, I can always return to the best of the bunch, even if that was just OK. At least I would know I didn't overlook something.
But that's just me. If you're comfortable going back to Zoloft or Celexa--kind of like getting back to the comfort zone--then that's probably the right thing to do. Perhaps stabilizing on one of them for a while will give you a chance to research and ponder other avenues that might be better to try. Until then, stability is a good thing. If Zoloft or Celexa can do that for you, then I think that's a good thing.
JohnL
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