Posted by Justherself54 on August 5, 2008, at 9:18:10
In reply to How long till switch??, posted by MattSanz on August 5, 2008, at 1:20:27
> As some of you might know, I've been on Zoloft for 5 and a half weeks now with no response (I've been taking 150mg for the past week and a half). I've experience no response and if anything, my depression and anxiety might have actually increased. My doc wants me to stay on the 150 another 2 and a half weeks, but I'm growing impatient and if I haven't had any response yet after nearly 6 weeks, why continue to wait? I was thinking about calling him and telling him that I want a change immediately but I'm not sure if I should do that or just wait it out in agony. Any advice? Thanks so much.
If it were me, I'd call him and tell him you are feeling worse. I know within 2 weeks of starting a SSRI if it's going to work for me, as I watch for subtle signs, as simple as I may have felt like putting make-up on one day. I know lots will disagree with me and tell you to stay the course, but how many weeks of our lives are we prepared to give to medications that either don't work, or make us feel like crap from the side effects...
So I quess you have to ask yourself if you have seen any small signs of improvement. If not, and you're feeling worse..I'd at least voice that to your pdoc.
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