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Doctor wants me to switch from Zoloft to Paxil he says that Paxilwill help me sleep better at night and maybe gain some weight, i have lost weight and have a hard time falling asellp and he thinks that Paxil will help me. Any advice, or should i just up my Zoloft to 100mg, i am on 50mg's now.

Hi LesterLou, I have found it really important to do exactly what your doctor says. Self medicating is tempting but we need to trust the professionals. Take care K!

He wants me to start weening off Zoloft to .25mg and take Paxil 20mg same time. Do i take teh ZOloft first and then take the Paxil a couple hours later or do I take them at teh same time. I usually take my Zoloft around 7:00 that's what I am confused about. He said to take the .25mg of Zoloft for seven days with the paxil

I just switched from Paxil to Zoloft and it was horrid. Paxil works great for a short time and then your body gets used to it and you have to keep increasing the dose. I am currently taking 150 mg of the zoloft and have found it to be affective for anxiety.