Advice- Prozac or Zoloft?

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Hello Everyone,

I just wanted to get input on either of these anti-depressants.

Thanks! :)

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We can't give any medical advice here -- this is something you should discuss with your own PCP (or mental health provider).

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ITA..your dr. is the best bet for this answer here. Just remember that there are many different meds out there for depression/anxiety, so if the first one doesn't work, don't give up hope. I wish you the best.

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What purpose do you want to know more about the 2 drugs? If personal then you have to speak to your own doctor as already mentioned we can not give medical advice on this site

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I've been on anti-depressants...hmmmmm...wonder if it has anything to do with Nursing School...LOL! Anyway, I found askapatient.com to be a very helpful website in making decisions about meds. It contains feedback from tons of people about various meds. They list side effects and effectivenesss they've personally experienced.

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Crazymeds is another forum that has info from people who actually use these meds and give feedback on their experiences.

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can't give advice like it says from the other posters. so a couple of general statements here:

different anti-depressants work differently in each and every person, based on their body chemistry and other things.

when starting an anti-depressant a pcp or mental health provider will monitor progress on the meds closely (or they should/supposed to), in order to get their patient to a theraputic dosage, and to monitor for adverse side effects and suicidal ideations, or s/s of worsening depression.

there is also comprehensive testing that is sometimes done to rule out or include other things like add, adhd, some learning disabilities, cyclothymia, bipolar, etc.

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Of course I immediately thought - hmmm nursing school...maybe you should just do a poll - Prozac or Zoloft :chuckle

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Of course I immediately thought - hmmm nursing school...maybe you should just do a poll - Prozac or Zoloft :chuckle

:chuckle U know you're right! A poll sounds about right, thanks! :)

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