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Posted by shadowmon on July 31, 2004, at 23:27:26
I am back on the same antidepressant again in the same dosage, I have heard things about the same dosage not working as well as it should. I'm back on paxil 40 mg which I was on for 4 years. I have only been on 40 mg dosage for less than a week, while I do feel better, I still have some ways to go with wanting to do things and such, Is there anything or anywhere someone can point me to in terms as the same dosage not working as well as it did in the past? I've asked my dr about them and the possibility of this he doesnt seem to think that I will have that problem. I was off paxil for a month trying to change to lexapro which didnt work for my system.
Posted by cpallen79 on August 1, 2004, at 3:21:13
In reply to Taking the same antidepressant again, posted by shadowmon on July 31, 2004, at 23:27:26
Hi Shadow.
I've heard that in a small group of people, an SSRi may not be as effective than the first tiem around, or may exhibit different side effects. I tihnk it just depedns on the where you are emotionally and whether or not the medication will "cut it" this time around. I tihnk that generally speaking, you will be ok on the Paxil, but that your system needs to warm back up to it.
chris> I am back on the same antidepressant again in the same dosage, I have heard things about the same dosage not working as well as it should. I'm back on paxil 40 mg which I was on for 4 years. I have only been on 40 mg dosage for less than a week, while I do feel better, I still have some ways to go with wanting to do things and such, Is there anything or anywhere someone can point me to in terms as the same dosage not working as well as it did in the past? I've asked my dr about them and the possibility of this he doesnt seem to think that I will have that problem. I was off paxil for a month trying to change to lexapro which didnt work for my system.
Posted by shadowmon on August 2, 2004, at 0:46:27
In reply to Re: Taking the same antidepressant again » shadowmon, posted by cpallen79 on August 1, 2004, at 3:21:13
does this mean that I will have to wait the 6 to 8 weeks for it to return? While I do feel better in some ways, I still dont feel well and there is still a lot of anxiety going on.
Posted by cpallen79 on August 2, 2004, at 15:13:34
In reply to Re: Taking the same antidepressant again, posted by shadowmon on August 2, 2004, at 0:46:27
Hi shadow, It very well could take that long, I'd say wait it out, and if no improvement, move on. SSRIs are fickle that way
> does this mean that I will have to wait the 6 to 8 weeks for it to return? While I do feel better in some ways, I still dont feel well and there is still a lot of anxiety going on.
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