The type of antidepressant you will be switching to
Conservative switching strategies involve gradually tapering the first antidepressant followed by an adequate washout period before the new antidepressant
There is limited guidance on the efficacy and tolerability of various switch strategies, which makes it essential that providers have a strong foundation in the pharmacological properties of antidepressants to
switching is carried out cautiously and under close observation, and clinical considerations such as illness severity support harm–benefit considerations
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Sleep, energy, or appetite may show some improvement within the first 1-2 weeks
Heidi Fowler answered
When you check the dose equivalent of paxil to lexapro
Both fluoxetine (Prozac) and paroxetine (Paxil) are SSRI medications
Taper & switch immediately: gradually taper the first antidepressant, then start the new antidepressant immediately after discontinuation
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Occurrence of the serotonin syndrome is not likely, but theoretically possible, so caution is necessary
10mg of Paxil is extremely light dosage and is basically the level you start at
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Never fully got me where I want to be, and in the past 2 weeks I've been hit with an explosion Usually it isn’t that the generics are inferior to the brand name drugs
Methods: We used data from all randomized, double-blind, flexible-dose trials comparing fluoxetine or paroxetine as standard drugs with any other active antidepressants as monotherapy in the acute phase treatment of unipolar depression
Bac Nguyen answered