Antidepressants
Are there any Stage 3ers on an antidepressant and if so which one.
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My oncologist started me on Paxil (paroxetine) around the beginning of chemo. I thought I was just scared and sad, not depressed, but it helped a lot. When active treatment was over, she advised me to continue it indefinitely, because it can help with the hot flashes of aromatase inhibitor therapy. After ten years, I weaned myself off over a period of 5 months. Oddly enough, I immediately lost about twenty-five pounds without changing my diet or exercise pattern.
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Thank you Katie
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Yes, I'm stage 3 and have been on Lexapro for a long time. I recently had the dose increased. I honestly don't think I would have gotten through the past 8 months if I weren't on it. It keeps me on an even keel.
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I started taking Zoloft in April 2023 . First 25mg a day and after 10 months- 50mg a day.
No side effects, very helpful. Keeps me normal , no depression, no anxiety.
Stage 3a hormone positive, HER2-
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I may be going out on a limb here but it seems that many members, regardless of stage, have taken anti-depressants. Some use it short term, some long term. Most find them to be very helpful.
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I'm on wellbutrin and prozac. I was lurking to see if any stage IIIers had gotten off letrozole and changed to tamoxifen. I'm on year 4 of 10 of letrozole but asked my m.o. about switching to tamoxifen. She wasn't thrilled but I'm not unreasonably concerned about osteoporosis (which was severe). And getting off the Wellbutrin and prozac is problematic given suicidal tendencies and family history of suicide.
Any switchers out there? (IIIa strongly ER , modest PR, HER - , grade 3 with the IDC, the nodes, and the miscellaneous DCIS)
Thank you
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