Fluoxetine - Switching drugs?

13 Jan 2012

Hello my friend, has fluoxetine helped any? I know that i had that same experiance with zoloft. i was on it for 8 years and i was great, then after the birth of my son and my hubby getting sick with cancer i was overwhelmed, i was upped to 150 and still no relief. then i was switched to effexor and it worked for the depression for 3 years at 75 mg, but i was always moody and aggitated. The dr put me back on zoloft and i couldnt take the side effects i gave it 9 weeks and i felt horrible. now im back on effexor and the depression is gone although i still have some unpleasant side effects and im debating whether or not to try something else. IDK, im sorry i dont know if this helps but i wanted to mention my experiance. Good luck and God Bless - Nena

13 Jan 2012

Hey Marcio,

The only thing I wanted to mention is that Effexor is an SNRI while Prozac (fluoxetine) is an SSRI. Two different types of antidepressants. If the Effexor helped then maybe staying on a SNRI type antidepressant would be better such as Pristiq or Cymbalta. You can always try an increase in the prozac and if it doesn't help reconsider an SNRI.

Laurie