Posted by MB on June 2, 2000, at 13:12:00
In reply to serzone, anger, and sleep, posted by paul on May 29, 2000, at 0:45:19
If you are switching to Serzone from an SSRI, be careful not to confuse side effexts of the Serzone with the withdrawl symptoms of the SSRI. I remember when I switched from Zoloft to Wellbutrin. Got these horrible dizzy feelings. Nasty. Doc thought it was the Wellbutrin, and put me back on Zoloft. A year later I decided to try getting off meds completely, and had the same dizzy feelings. They had been from withdrawl all along. Wellbutrin had been falsley accused.
This year, I've been using Paxil, and it has bacically worn out it's welcome. I've become a 15 lb. overweight sexless atomaton. Switching to Serzone (which is a little different from the pure SSRIs) I started behaving like a 2 year old: tantrums, rages, etc. One day I decided to pop a small 5mg portion of my Paxil. Woah...the rages subsided. My question is: "Was Serzone causing the rages, or was it a simple case of discontinuing the Paxil too rapidly?" Since then, I've tapered from the Paxil, while continuing the Serzone. No more rages. HAD nefazadone really been to blame? Possibly not.
Something to think about, at least.> of late i've read with interest all posts re:serzone and anger.
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