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Switching from celexa to Zoloft and not doing very good
I’m having a really tough time right now. In the last two months my anxiety has been so high. My doctor and I made the decision after trying Wellbutrin and it being terrible for me to try me on another ssri. So this week I transitioned from celexa to Zoloft. I thought I would be okay with the change but I’m not doing very well. I was curious if anyone else had a hard time and if they stayed with the Zoloft or went back to celexa. I am having some self harm concerns and so much guilt and fear.
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Can you get any therapy? Call 988? Talk to your physician again about your thoughts? Self harm thoughts are serious. I have never done well with switching between SSRIs and SNRIs. My most successful switch about 6 months ago was from duloxetine to escitalopram. 90mg duloxetine to 10mg escitalopram
Why did you switch. I am on 90mg duloxetine right now and have been for multiple years. Last two weeks have had really bad anxiety. Doc thinking about upping me to 120 of duloxetine.
I just started therapy but of course with the holidays things are kind of on hold. I will be reaching out to my doctor on Monday. Thank you for replying. I hope that I can do something to get through the next while. I didn’t realize switching would be so difficult.
I have been on Celexa for over ten years and all of a sudden it seemed like it wasn’t working. I was having panic attacks, crying many times a day. We tried increasing the Celexa but that didn’t do anything. I hope you are able to get some relief from your anxiety. This is so difficult. Good luck.
I have ptsd. At the time I was getting therapy as well for increased symptoms due to many issues I was dealing with. Medicare advantage issues financial issues my father etc. The duloxetine along with all this was making me worse. Insomnia hopelessness fear despair bad constipation. My blood pressure shot up. In fight flight fear fawn - the 4 stages of ptsd your body and brain can go through- chemicals like dopamine nor epinephrine cortisol are released in excessive amounts. I discussed these issues with my psychiatrist and we switched to escitalopram 10mg. I am a retired nurse was RN so I have a bias about medication. The lowest dose for the shortest amount of time. I do not believe this is now a part of care unless you advocate for yourself. In my case it worked. I also worked on a plan of stressor resolution for the issues I mentioned. My father and I rarely speak now and only by email. He is not a safe person nor does respect anyone else's boundaries. On January 1 will be in origional medicare. Had to work on finances almost daily but it was worth it. I do not know if this helps. With SSRIs and SNRIs everyone responds differently. In my case I have to manage and set limits with the overwhelming onslaught of stress and negativity our society has normalized.
I am so sorry about all you have been through. Some of my anxiety stemmed from my dad as well but it was because he was in the hospital so much and it was really hard on me. I totally understand about anxiety increasing due to so much negativity in our world now. It is a really scary time. I’m really glad you have set up boundaries and found good solutions. And thank you for being a nurse. After spending so much time at the hospital with my dad I was so grateful to the nurses who cared for him and for me too honestly.