Laume Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I am just second guessing my pdoc. He agrees that paxil is not doing for me what it is supposed to so I am going off paxil (60mg) and straight on to 10mg of Cipralax (sp?) The pharmacist seemed surprised. My doc said since they are both ssris, I should be okay. But for real - what do you guys think - is it a good idea for me to do this or will I end up scratching the walls to get out in a few days? Sign me, Yikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
december_brigette Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 hi, no tirating off the paxil at 60mg? ummmm......since i dont have anything to back it up but my own story, i'll share. years ago i had a pdoc who wanted me to tirate off paxil 80mg without taking another ssri. didnt work. last year i had a NP help me get off paxil 80 mg slowly by increasing lexapro slowly. I dont remember the exact mgs of lexapro...but it worked. what im trying to say is i was on both - paxil & lexapro at the same time. paxil going down, lexapro going up. and it worked. if you have problems with pdoc's suggestion I'd call him in a heartbeat regardless of the hour. db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laume Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 I have gone cold turkey off this dose of paxil in the past and it was very very very bad. I think I need to talk to him about it a bit more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanoidAndroid Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I've replaced one SSRI with another (Zoloft for Lexapro), with maybe a day or two of tapering, with no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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