What are the differences between the Zoloft and the Prozac?

Question

Hi guys,

I am planning to start take either Prozac or Zoloft.

But first, I need to know the differences between those two.

I know they are same SSRIs, but what makes them different from each other?

Please give me as much detail as possible.

Thank you!

Answer 1

Go to the library and look them up in the PDR [Prozac p. 1801; Zoloft p.2586 - 2007 edition], or go to WebMD.com. Lexapro PDR p. 1190] is an SSRI with a low side-effect profile; it's one of the newer ones, so some docs might not be as familiar with it yet. These are SSRIs but they are different drugs [fluoxetine, sertraline, escitalopram], so they'll affect different people differently.

Answer 2

The truth is that there is very little difference between them. They are like coke and pepsi.
However, for some people, one works better then the other. Most doctors start with Prozac but if there is no benefit seen after six weeks, patients are sometimes switched to Zoloft or another antidepressant.

Actually, talk to your doctor about lexapro. For many people it seems to have the least side effects and work better then the other SSRI's.

Answer 3

Zoloft is Oprah Winfrey, and Prozac is Jerry Springer.

Answer 4

Is it that your Doctor said you could pick between either ????? You could not get either without a prescription
No medication should be taken without a doctors med just because someone on yahoo answers said one was better than the other They can tell you how it affected them only