switching from zoloft to prozac

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My daughter (16) will be switching from zoloft (150 mg daily) to prozac. She has

been on this dosage of zoloft for over 2 years and her ocd is still severe(2

weeks out of the month she manages ok, the other 2 continuous repeating). She

has unwanted thoughts which cause her to repeat and seek reassurance from me

only.

At her doctor's appt today, the doctor said she could stop zoloft now and begin

prozac. I told him I had read lots of things about withdrawal problems and

thought you had to taper one as you started the other. He said no it would be

fine since they are both ssris.

Because I was concerned about the immediate switch, he said to do this schedule

if it would make me feel better(reduce zoloft to 100 mg daily for 1 week, then

50 mg for 1 week, then stop taking- at same time begin taking prozac at 20 mg

day for 2 weeks, then 40 mg day after).

I was hoping someone has been thru a switch and could tell me if this sounds

like a good schedule for switching.

Thanks,

Di