Posted by Tom on May 17, 2000, at 21:51:47
In reply to SSRIs: Same or Different?, posted by PeterJ on May 17, 2000, at 17:49:43
> For those of you who have taken several SSRIs, did you find they were mostly similar in their effects or did you find them different?
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> I am taking Celexa (citalopram) and I find it initially is rather different from Prozac (fluoxetine). Prozac was a nightmare for me. Horrible anxiety. Celexa is tolerable, although it hasn't helped yet.
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> I would like to hear others' experience comparing SSRIs, including Prozac (fluoxetine), Celexa (citalopram), Zoloft (sertraline), Paxil (paroxetine), and Luvox (fluvoxamine).
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> PeterPeter,
Here's my pro's and con's of SSRIs (&others) :
Paxil - very little positive effect, extremely nervous, some insomnia
Serzone - no positive effect, very dizzy and a little anxiety
Prozac - almost deadly to me... anxiety almost sent me over the edge
Zoloft - a little gun shy at this point... quit one week into therapy when nervousness started getting worse
Wellbutrin - 1 week positive, then poof, gone. 3 weeks in nervousness made me quit
Effexor - nice effect for 10 days, then once again, gone. Side effects were agitation and constant yawning (but not sleepy, go figure).
Desipramine - minimal positive attributes, very restless sleep
Nortryptiline - After 2 days had a bizarre side effect and quit immediately
Buspar - nothing to speak of, just diziness
There you have it. I haven't tried Celexa yet. Probably won't. I'm thinking about the stimulant route next.
Tom
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