Posted by Joy on December 30, 2000, at 18:21:10
In reply to Re: Zoloft: Not working after over 5-1/2 weeks?Help!, posted by SLS on December 30, 2000, at 18:15:12
Scott,
Thanks for your posting. I have found when I go up very high [125/150 mg] I have bad headaches on Zoloft. I'm on 50 mg-150 mg 4.5 weeks and will wean down. The headaches are pretty bad. I'm hoping Prozac will help me. I see my doc in a few days. Thanks again.
JoyDear Joy,
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> I would rather err on the side of "conservatism", or at least what seems to me as being common sense. You don't want to leave a stone only partially turned. I would tend to agree with the opinions that six weeks of complete non-response at an ADEQUATE dosage usually does not bode well for eventual success. I would accede to the insights of James that such is not always the case, and that there might be a chance - just a chance - that you will be one of the members of the minority. It might be your miracle drug.
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> An ADEQUATE dosage. If it were me, I would try 200mg for two more weeks and turn the damned stone all the way over. That way, you can positively exclude Zoloft monotherapy as an effective treatment without later looking back with regret, wondering if you may have stopped it prematurely.
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> It is so easy for me to say. It is so difficult for me to do.
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> If I were in your position, I really don't know what I would do. However, from an objective bird's eye view, I would know what it makes sense to do.
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> http://www.mentalhealth.com/fr30.html
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> Good luck.
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> - Scott
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