Re: What you think of research on long term SSRI use

Posted by SLS on December 27, 2016, at 8:27:29

In reply to Re: What you think of research on long term SSRI use, posted by Prefect on December 27, 2016, at 7:58:34

> It's comforting to know how many people on this site have been on SSRIs long term.
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> I've been on Fluvoxamine for 20 YEARS, and I can't say it's done much for my anxiety (or whatever it is I have), but I did get a lot worse the one time I tapered down and then did not respond to the same dosage.
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> One of these days I need to find the courage to taper it down fully, deal with the consequences, and try a new drug that will actually improve me. WIth courage I mean, I'm a working single father and can't afford to be "offline".
You might consider adding the new drug before tapering the fluvoxamine. With a little finesse, you can cross-titrate , wherein you bring the dosage of the old drug down as you bring the new one up.
What drug are you thinking of switching too? With Wellbutrin, Remeron, desipramine, or nortriptyline, you can simply add the new drug.

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