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Posted by lrw on May 14, 2002, at 19:41:42
I am on 25 mg of Zoloft and wondered what mg would that be compared to of Paxil.
Posted by Carlos on May 15, 2002, at 0:43:30
In reply to Zoloft 25 mg to ? mg of Paxil, posted by lrw on May 14, 2002, at 19:41:42
> I am on 25 mg of Zoloft and wondered what mg would that be compared to of Paxil.
That's a low does of Zoloft. The recommended starting dose for Paxil is 20mg I believe. The recommended regular starting dose for Zoloft is 50mg.
So I think 10mg of paxil will be good starting point.
Good luck with it. I personally didn't like Paxil. Though it was a very effective AD and helped my anxiety, I was constantly sleepy and gained significant weight.
Posted by lrw on May 15, 2002, at 8:26:11
In reply to Re: Zoloft 25 mg to ? mg of Paxil, posted by Carlos on May 15, 2002, at 0:43:30
Thank you Carlos for the reply but I am currently on 25mg of Zoloft and have tried Paxil. I gained 20 lbs in 1 year of taking Paxil and now 12 lbs in 3 months on Zoloft. 3 mg of Paxil actually worked for me. I stayed there for a while while trying to wean off of it so now I'm wondering if 12.5 mg of Zoloft might work. That's why I was wondering about the mg comparison.
Posted by Carlos on April 13, 2003, at 3:34:28
In reply to Looking for more info, posted by lrw on May 15, 2002, at 8:26:11
> Thank you Carlos for the reply but I am > currently on 25mg of Zoloft and have tried > Paxil. I gained 20 lbs in 1 year of taking Paxil > and now 12 lbs in 3 months on Zoloft. 3 mg of > Paxil actually worked for me. I stayed there > for a while while trying to wean off of it so now > I'm wondering if 12.5 mg of Zoloft might work. > That's why I was wondering about the mg > comparison.
Your welcome. A good suggestion is just try 12.5mg of Zoloft and see if it has any theraputic value for you. If so I can imagine the side-effects may lessen. It's really upsetting that most SSRI's make most of us pack on fat. A very horrible side-effect since it causes self-esteem issues than can lead to more depression.
The fist SSRI I ever took was Zoloft and it caused hypomania. It then started to just slow down my metabolism greatly with no theraputic effects. I gave it a fair trail of 4 months. It wasn't untill the about the almost the third month that I started to see the weight gain sneak up. So I went to see my doctor. Unfortunately my regular wasn't there so I settled for another doctor. I told him that Zoloft wasn't working. Before I was finished with my sentence he handed me a script for Paxil. I hope he got something out of that because all I got was another 2 more inches on my waist! I need to find a better doctor.
Sorry for rambling on. Hope some of this information is usefull. Goodnight, and best wishes.
-Carlos
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