Posted by bob on May 16, 2000, at 17:56:16
In reply to Re: Serotonin Response??, posted by tina on May 16, 2000, at 10:43:33
I think I remember reading that while SSRIs are all the same "class" of medication, they differ enough to have quite different effects for the same person.
My own experience? Zoloft the first time around worked out really well, then eventually too well (manic response, the only one I've had in my life and DAMN do I miss it). Second and third try, it did little for me. Prozac was somewhat activating (though there were some other med complications at the time) and I actually lost weight on it. Paxil was just a nightmare. Prozac and zoloft wound up being similar (other than a difference of 50 lbs in weight -- 10 lost, 40 gained from "normal" respectively), but paxil was just a plain nightmare.
Then again, I'm responding well to TCAs. Maybe someone who has had more success with SSRIs can give a better account for your question.
cheers,
bob
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