Posted by KellyM on July 12, 2002, at 0:45:50
In reply to Least sedating SSRI?, posted by fairnymph on July 11, 2002, at 18:27:09
Fairnymph,
I have tried Prozac, Paxil, and Zoloft. In my opinion, Zoloft is the least sedating and the best in regards to sexual disfunction. I don't have any real feelings in regards to the weight question (didn't notice any difference on any of them).
I do recall that while I was on Prozac, I constantly yawned and drank quite a bit of coffee to counter it's effect. Paxil for me wasn't quite as bad, although it was still sedating (I believe though, that Paxil is generally regarded as the most sedating SSRI by most people). A little irritating nuggett experienced by some people, including me, is the insomnia paradox. While these two meds did cause daytime sedation, at night they kept me awake. Luckily this went away after a couple of weeks. As far as sexual disfunction goes, I thought Paxil was worse than Prozac-especially at increasing doses.
Again for what it's worth, I thought Zoloft was the better of the three. No real feeling of tiredness, and only a little sexual disfunction. I hope this helps, but I have a feeling that you may get a lot of differing opinions.
Good Luck.
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