MEDICATION SWITCH

I HAD BEEN TAKING ZOLOFT FOR ABOUT 9 YEARS FOR DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND PANIC ATTACKS.  I DECIDED TO TRY TO GO OFF OF IT, BUT AFTER ABOUT THREE MONTHS, MY SYMPTONS RETURNED AND MY DOCTOR AND I DECIDED I NEEDED TO GO BACK ON IT INDEFINITELY, WHICH I'M OKAY WITH.   HOWEVER, IN THE YEARS I WAS ON IT, I BELIEVE THAT I WAS STILL SUFFERING FROM MILD TO MEDIUM ANXIETY AND HAVING SOME SIDE EFFECTS LIKE EMOTIONAL NUMBNESS - BASICALLY HAPPY, BUT NOT REALLY CARING ABOUT ANYTHING, WHICH I REALLY DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING ABOUT AND COPED WITH IT BY SMOKING, WHICH I NEVER REALLY HAD A HABIT FOR.

ANYWAY, IN THE COUPLE OF MONTHS IT TOOK FOR THE MEDICINE TO KICK BACK IN (WHICH WAS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME FOR ME), I WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ANXIETY AND CRYING SPELLS AND MY DOCTOR AND I DECIDED TO TRY ME ON LEXAPRO DUE TO THE SYMPTOMS I WAS HAVING THE YEARS I WAS ON ZOLOFT.

SHE WEANED ME OFF OF ZOLOFT.  I WAS TAKING 150 MG/DAY EVERY MORNING.  SHE TOLD ME TO START TAKING 100 MG/DAY FOR THREE DAYS, STARTING THE NEXT MORNING, AND TO START 10 MG OF LEXAPRO BEFORE I WENT TO BED THAT SAME DAY.  THEN I WAS TO START 50 MG/DAY FOR THREE DAYS, THEN STOP THE ZOLOFT, ALL THE WHILE CONTINUING ON THE LEXAPRO EACH NIGHT.

IT'S BEEN ABOUT A MONTH NOW AND MY QUESTION TO YOU IS THAT I AM BASICALLY ALLRIGHT, BUT I'M STILL HAVING ANXIETY ISSUES, SOME SLIGHT DEPRESSION AND CRYING SPELLS.  RIGHT NOW THEY ARE MANAGEABLE IF I TAKE XANAX, BUT ARE THESE ZOLOFT WITHDRAWAL SYMPTONS OR DO YOU THINK I NEED TO UP MY DOSE OF LEXAPRO?  MY NEXT APPOINTMENT WITH HER IS IS IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS.  MY GOAL IS TO ONLY HAVE TO TAKE THE LEXAPRO AT WHATEVER DOSE AND NOT TAKE XANAX OR SMOKE TO COPE.  

[Venora Moonwind]

no Just it give it some more time on the lexaproit takes at least 4-6 weeks to get the full effect. see how you feel then are you in therapy as well?It takes both to beat this.Let me know how you progress
Love Venora