Posted by SLS on July 8, 2016, at 8:38:41
In reply to Re: prozac rescue, posted by rjlockhart37 on July 8, 2016, at 0:33:41
> still sometimes it alters my mood, prozac induced mood lift.....the depression i had today was deep, and i realized how much of chemcial withdrawl without an antidepressant has......i've been on prozac for years and it has kept me afloat in horrible times but sometimes it's natural to get depressed but usally when horrible things happen it makes me numb
Did you want to switch to another antidepressant?
You know that fluoxetine and its active metabolite have a half-life of over a week. How would you cross-titrate to take another serotonergic drug? I guess you discontinue taking fluoxetine, wait a few days, and begin the other drug, while fluoxetine is coming out of your system gradually and steadily. Of course, you could also try adding a drug like Wellbutrin or Remeron (45-90 mg/day) instead. Pharmokinetic interactions would have to be taken into consideration when switching or augmenting.
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