Posted by 49er on December 24, 2009, at 11:46:18
In reply to Re: SSRIs in Elderly » 49er, posted by donnam125 on December 24, 2009, at 9:00:01
> 49er, thank you for your suggestions and concern. As a follow up, I spoke with my mother's doctor yesterday and he suggested to start giving her the Zoloft every other day for two weeks, and then to revisit her status after that. I asked if the weaning process shouldn't be more subtle, but he says not necessarily, that there is enough residual in her system for her to accept this new plan. I'm not sure I trust him now that I've read so many other posts to the contrary, but maybe I should????!!! My mother is extremely reluctant to go to any kind of a mental doctor so the true diagnosis of whether it is onset of Alzheimer's, dementia, or just depression isn't easy to confirm.
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> Once again, thanks to all of you and best wishes for the healthiest and happiest of holiday seasons and for the new year.
>Donna,
Do not do the every other day routine with your mom. That will put her in withdrawal. Please do not listen to the doctor.
She needs a consistent dosing.
Please go to the paxil progress boards. Laurie Yorke, is an RN who runs it. She will tell you exactly what I am telling you
I would rather you not taper your mom from the meds vs. going the every other day route.
You don't need to take her to a doctor. Of course, make sure there aren't any medical reasons to not give the PS but if there aren't, why not give it a shot? If it doesn't work, you can discontinue it.
Anyway, if you give your mom the zoloft every other day, that will be a huge mistake.
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