hry33

doctors usually prescribe the meds that are highly promoted to them, but I doubt that the new, patented and expensive antidepressants are any better that generic prozac, which of course is much cheaper

several prominent psychiatrists chose generic prozac as theit AD of first choice, on the basis that its been used all around the world for a long time and closely studied, so any problems from it would have become appatent by now
theres always a risk with any brand new AD for the first year or so, several have been quietly withdrawn from the market due to problems such as liver damage becoming apparent, despite no problems occuring in the earlier trials of the med

on weight gain
theres no evidence that these meds cause any weight gain or loss, fear of weight gain is a popular excuse for not taking them, some may deliberately eat more to gain weight to have an excuse to stop their AD

weight is altered by exercise and the amount eaten, if the AD calms an overactive anxiety sufferer then less food will be needed

dosage
in general, anxiety sufferers react more and should be started on a low dose, about a quarter of the smallest effective dose, and told to gradually work up, tablets can be split, a pillcutter from a pharmacy helps, there are doubts obout keeping the slow release feature when the pill is cut, ask the pharmacist
meds that come in a capsule shouldnt be prescribed as splitting the contents is difficult
benzos always help in getting used to an AD but sadly are nowdays seldom prescribed
the risk of a bad reaction to an antidepressant should be taken seriously,as this usually stops the SA sufferer from working or functioning for several days and can result in an ambulance trip to hospital. Often the doc never gets to hear what happened as the SA sufferer never returns
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