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I am Currently taking Sertraline 100mg (Zoloft) for GAD and Agora over the last six months and it has been increased slowly to 100mg. It is not helping much for Agoraphobia because I still feel anxious walking outside and going to places, but I have been talking to a therapist. Before, I took Prozac for five years until I stopped a year ago. I have noticed that I don't feel much serotonin as I did with Prozac. I called in the clinic that I'm seeing since I am afraid to go, I do virtual consultation for my refills because I take clonazepam when I go out. It was a new practioner so she did not seem sure, at first she told me I could increase Zoloft to 125mg or switch to Prozac because I told her about it. I guess she called someone else and called me back and say I cannot switch it over because it has to be monitored since it is a psych med. I don't know if I should call tomorrow or send a message to the doctor of the clinic via the website portal. I just don't want to get into trouble because I don't have insurance and can't go to another place.
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Good evening! I'm sorry you found yourself in this situation but maybe my experience can help you a bit. The first medication I got (2 and a half years ago) was Zoloft. It did not really help me and my psychiatrist kept on increasing the dosage instead of giving me something else. Later I switched to another therapist and she told me I should be able to feel a difference in my mood if it's the right medication for me. After talking about my mood swings and my depression and how I don't feel any effect (which I should after taking 100mg of sertraline, daily, for more than 5 months) and she prescribed Prozac. And it has made such a difference! I'm emotionally more stable now and I feel better. Not only that, but it also helped me with my OCD symptoms!
Zoloft did not help me at all. Prozac does. Meanwhile, my friend is taking Zoloft and they are very satisfied with it. So I guess it depends on your body and how it reacts to it. You should talk about it with a professional but if you feel like Prozac helped you more than Zoloft, I think you should switch back to Prozac. Good luck! Sending love |
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I agree with you. I’m going to give it another month or two since I have to pay out of pocket. Also, I’m going to go in person instead of virtual so I could get a better response back from the practitioner. I’m afraid to go to the doctor because I don’t like when they checked my vitals. Did you tapered off Zoloft or did a direct switch from Zoloft to Prozac?
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Yes, I tapered off Zoloft for about 2 weeks I think before I started taking Prozac. I hope it goes well for you. Good luck
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