[singinmom]

Hi -

I've been taking Zoloft for about 4 years for panic disorder. Before that, I took Paxil (made me a zombie), Buspar, Luvox(didn't work), and Prozac. I now am having perimenopausal symptoms and pretty severe anxiety before, during, and just after my period. My doctor wants me to switch from Zoloft to Prozac. He says Prozac will work better than Zoloft with the period/hormone-related anxiety. My question is: should I taper off the Zoloft before starting on the Prozac? My doctor says "no", just stop the Zoloft and begin the Prozac immediately. I'm afraid to do that because I did that when I switched from Paxil to Zoloft and I had a severe anxiety reaction two weeks after stopping the Paxil.

Thanks!

[MapSkraps]

I have been finished with antidepressent therapy for about 2 years now, but I tried 5 or 6 of them (before settling on blessed Wellbutrin) over the course of 3 or 4 years. Whenever the doctor and I realized that we had not yet found the proper medication, Doc would say, "Don't take anymore X. Tomorrow you should start taking Y." The first couple of times that I made such a quick switch it seemed as if it might be dangerous. Nevertheless, I followed the doctor's directions and it turned out fine. I never felt that the fast change caused any additional problems. Eventually, my chemicals rebalanced themselves, my emotions calmed down, my personality returned to normal (???) and I was able to discontinue all medication. Hang in there and good luck.