Posted by katekite on July 22, 2002, at 9:24:44
In reply to Is stopping Zoloft after just two weeks stupid?, posted by Preston on July 22, 2002, at 0:04:50
Hmmm.
My husband felt less depressed on Celexa by day 3 but quit on day 4 because of the sponge/numb feeling in his head. Just because a drug makes you less depressed doesn't mean its a good drug for you.
I think the concentration problems you are having would not go away if you stayed on it longer. This is a well known consequence of some ssris in some people.
What I would do is if you have not tried either Prozac or Celexa is to switch directly from Zoloft to one of those, probably Prozac. Prozac is supposed to be slightly more stimulaing than Zoloft. This way you would not have to wait as long for an effect from Prozac as you would if you washed out of Zoloft and then started Prozac from scratch.
Some people who have this problem with concentration and motivation on ssris turn out to have sub-clinical attentional problems like ADD that would respond better to Ritalin or Adderall. Try the quiz at www.mindfixers.com to see if that is a possibility.
Another more stimulating anti-depressant is Wellbutrin, should not produce the duh-feeling of zoloft. It is coincidentally used in the higher end doses for ADD but can worsen anxiety if that's an issue.
Kate
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