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Changing anti-depressant from Duloxetine.

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mark91272
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Hi folks,

I am currently accessing Duloxetine 90mg for depression and anxiety. I've been on the medication for 6 and a half weeks. Prior to this I was accessing Sertraline 150mg for ... 23 years! It stopped working and I was changed to Duloxetine over a taper period of 3 weeks. The withdrawal symptoms have been hellish. Unfortunately, I am seeing no affects from the Duloxetine, indeed I am getting worse. My psych is considering me going onto Citalopram. I pleased about this as it's an SSRI. Prior to going on Sertraline, I was on a SNRI, Venaflaxine, that left me feeling as I do now - completely flat and hopeless. My only concern is whether the effects of Citalopram will be dilluted by the fact I was on Sertraline, an SSRI, for so long and have only been off it for 6 weeks. My psych says no but I am not sure. Has anyone got any thoughts on this?

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