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Posted by coyote on July 25, 2002, at 3:31:28
My pdoc just switched me from 200mg Zoloft to wellbutrin. Will I go through withdrawal if I don't taper the Zoloft?
Thanks in advance.
Posted by Shawn. T. on July 26, 2002, at 3:22:34
In reply to zoloft to wellbutrin -- do I need to taper?, posted by coyote on July 25, 2002, at 3:31:28
That is a large dose of Zoloft. You definitely need to taper. I wouldn't make any drastic changes for at least a week, maybe even two weeks. You could decrease the dosage a small portion of the way every 2-3 days; that's just too much Zoloft to switch over to the Wellbutrin and not experience withdrawal symptoms. You're just going to have to feel it out.
Shawn
Posted by coyote on July 26, 2002, at 4:27:27
In reply to Re: zoloft to wellbutrin -- do I need to taper?, posted by Shawn. T. on July 26, 2002, at 3:22:34
Thanks Shawn. You are absolutely right, day two and I am getting nauseous and dizzy. Do you think reducing 50mg per weeek would be too quick?
Posted by Shawn. T. on July 27, 2002, at 0:41:18
In reply to Re: zoloft to wellbutrin -- do I need to taper?, posted by coyote on July 26, 2002, at 4:27:27
Maybe you should wait a couple weeks before doing that. Wellbutrin takes a while to start working. With that much Zoloft, you're going to have to be patient while reducing the dosage. Maybe after one week, you could reduce the dosage 25mg and see what happens. I quit taking Paxil cold turkey on Wellbutrin, but I was only taking 20mg/day and had been on the Wellbutrin for a couple weeks (I don't remember so well now, it was something like that).
Posted by oona on July 27, 2002, at 13:40:34
In reply to Re: zoloft to wellbutrin -- do I need to taper?, posted by Shawn. T. on July 27, 2002, at 0:41:18
Good Luck!
I tapered back from 100 down to 50 after 3 months, then waited a month then tapered down from there. Did every other day, then every day at 25, then every other day and back and forth for awhile. If it got bad, I took a 50 and immediately felt better. Then waited a week and started over. Did this for about a year and seriously for six months, back and forth on the 25/50. Took a long time. Also, I was not on WB then. Started the WB about 4 days after I took my last Zoloft and was crazy for about two weeks. This went on for about six weeks before I had to give it up. My blood pressure went sky high and I was forgetting my name and address.
So pdoc took me off the WB and started me on the Celexa with a Risperdal chaser.
It has been three months now and am starting to feel "NORMAL" again. Did Celexa 10 to 20 to 40 now on 60. Did Risperdal .25 to .50 and am on 1 now.
HOPE THIS WORKS. There were many a day that I wanted to get back on Zoloft again but not as bad as wanting to get off of it.
Hope you find a good balance and:
GOOD LUCK TO YOU!!
peace,
oona
> Maybe you should wait a couple weeks before doing that. Wellbutrin takes a while to start working. With that much Zoloft, you're going to have to be patient while reducing the dosage. Maybe after one week, you could reduce the dosage 25mg and see what happens. I quit taking Paxil cold turkey on Wellbutrin, but I was only taking 20mg/day and had been on the Wellbutrin for a couple weeks (I don't remember so well now, it was something like that).
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