Posted by Joy on January 19, 2001, at 17:08:50
In reply to Research on stopping and starting SSRIs, posted by Jackster on January 19, 2001, at 16:21:42
Hi Jackster,
The same thing happened to me on Paxil. It did not work well the second time around. I tried numerous ADs after that until I tried Prozac which is working well for me. A lot of people [even on this Board]who were on Prozac and went off were dismayed to find it did not work well, or at all for them the 2nd time. I think we learn so much more from other people taking these meds than we do from drug company inserts. I think if an AD works well, we should all think twice before going off. I have not seen research anywhere on this but it could be out there somewhere. My own personal 'research' is this Board and all the great people who post here and from whom I've learned so much from.
Joy> Has anyone found any research on the phenomena of stopping an SSRI and it not working when you start it again. I unfortunately took the advice of my GP on weaning myself off Paxil, not realising that it might not work if I needed it again. None of the GPs that I have talked to have heard of this - it wasn't until I saw my PDoc that he told me it was quite common. I have looked on the net to see if I could find any more about this but can't seem to find anything.
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