Posted by PaulB on December 12, 2001, at 14:33:35
In reply to Social phobia- Prozac, Zoloft or Paxil best?, posted by 3 Beer Effect on December 10, 2001, at 23:05:50
> I am currently taking 40 mg/day of Celexa for social phobia & I have noticed that by itself it isn't working very well for me for social phobia or depression for that matter. With 1 mg/day of Klonopin I noticed some improvement but now that i'm not taking the Klonopin, I think that improvement in social phobia symptoms was from the Klonopin by itself.
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> I know Paxil is the only FDA approved drug for social anxiety but that does not necessarily mean it is the best SSRI for this condition.
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> Which of these medicines seem to make you the most outgoing?
> Prozac, Zoloft, or Paxil?
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I took pazil in 1998 and I am currently taking Zoloft. Of the two I would say there is little difference in effectiveness for social phobia. I prefer Zoloft because it doesnt seem to cause the 'high' I was on when I took Paxil that made it awkward for me being around people, although not as awkward as sp. I really wish you the best of luck with whatever medicine you try. It is a trial and error process. I would add, and others may disagree with me is that Fluoxetine(Prozac) can sometimes be addictive[requiring higher and higher doses to retain effectiveness]. Often I have read or heard that if 50mg Zoloft works it will keep on working and if 20mg Paxil is works it will keep on working however 20mg Prozac may well not. I know that sometimes people have needed up to 200mg of Prozac and in RARE cases 400mg?
PaulB
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