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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Prozac vs. Paxil
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
Prozac vs. Paxil
by alchemyseven, Dec 05, 2005 12:00AM
I have been on 20 mg./day of Prozac for the last two years for my depression. It worked great after the first month. Now all of a sudden in the last month, it has become completely ineffective and I feel really down again. Should I switch to a different medication like Paxil? That works the same way right? I dont have any anxiety. Or would you suggest another antidepressant or should I try increasing the dosage of prozac?
thanks
Laura
thanks
Laura
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Dec 09, 2005 12:00AM
, Dec 09, 2005 12:00AM
You would better off increasing the dose than switching at this point, but still better off if you considered the depression as a sign of something that is bothering you, and dealt with that directly.
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