SWITCHING FROM LEXAPRO TO ZOLOFT

[AIKO]

I WAS ON ZOLOFT FOR ABOUT 9 YEARS, BUT FELT LIKE AN EMOTIONAL ZOMBIE, BUT IN GENERAL DOING FINE.  THEN MY HUSBAND AND I DECIDED TO TRY AND HAVE A BABY AND I WENT OF OFF IT - WEANED OFF WITH MY DOCTOR'S SUPERVISION.  BIG MISTAKE.  I WAS PUT BACK ON IT AND STAYED ON IT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS - UP TO 150 MG, THEN MY THERAPIST SUGGESTED TRYING LEXAPRO BECAUSE I WAS STILL HAVING CRYING SPELLS.  I'VE BEEN ON LEXAPRO FOR 4 MONTHS NOW - 40 MG AND FEEL LIKE IT IS JUST NOT WORKING FOR ME. STILL HAVING CRYING SPELLS AND ANXIETY.   MY DOCTOR AND I DECIDED TO PUT ME BACK ON ZOLOFT SINCE IT WORKED FOR ME THE FIRST TIME FOR SO LONG AND FEELING LIKE A ZOMBIE EVERY NOW AND THEN IS MUCH BETTER THAN GOING THROUGHT WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW.  I WILL ADMIT THAT I HAVE BEEN DRINKING MOST DAYS TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE DAYS.  MY QUESTION IS:  DO YOU THINK I'M DOING THE RIGHT THING BY SWITCHING BACK TO ZOLOFT AND DO YOU THINK THE DRINKING HAS HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH GETTING ME BACK ON TRACK?  MY DOCTOR HAS ME STAYING ON THE 40 MG OF LEXAPRO WHILE I START 50 MG OF ZOLOFT FOR ONE WEEK AND THEN START 100 MG THE NEXT WEEK AND THEN START WEANING OFF THE LEXAPRO AFTER THE ZOLOFT TWO WEEK PERIOD.  HE'S ALSO STARTED ME ON BUSPAR - 7.5 MG TWICE A DAY AND WEANING OFF ZANAX.  ANY ADVICE IS APPRECIATED.  I'M JUST TRYING TO COPE UNTIL I FEEL BETTER AND LOOKING FOR SOME SORT OF HOPE!

[omanlover]

i really think you should follow your doc advice!
wish you get better soon