Posted by Bill LL on June 28, 2005, at 11:59:52
In reply to prozac versus zoloft for depression, posted by waibel on June 28, 2005, at 7:44:39
I would probably start with Zoloft since it is prescribed more than Prozac in the US. In 2004, there were 32 million prescriptions written for Zoloft compared to 22 million for Prozac (including generic). http://rxlist.com/top200.htm
Effexor is also very popular at 19 million.Lexapro and Celexa combined had 33 million prescriptions (I combined them since they are very similar).
I think that people might be having somewhat better experience with Zoloft since it is used the most. But I also know that a lot of people do really well on Prozac.
Unfortunately, they can both cause sexual side effects.
> hello of people, I suffers from heavy depressions for years, much try out now must I decide... which their me to recommend between zoloft themselves and Prozac? important points: -- drive is to become better -- where the sexual Nebenwirkunge is weakest (the remaining side effects interest me I after so many years my body not there are used. -- combination with others medis -- I knows that to describe with difficulty... can one is judge which of both medicine is more effective however perhaps leg of a unipolar depression. I thank you very much sorry for my english i´m from italia
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