Psychiatrist vs. Sleep Specialist Differing SSRI opinions
I (35f) am getting ready for my overnight/MSLT tests in a little over a month. I have been diligently tapering off of my venlafaxine (anxiety/depression/ocd) and Intuiv (adhd) over the last few months in preparation for the tests.
My Psychiatrist wants to crosstaper me to Zoloft off of the venlafaxine. She plans for me to start 25mg next week as I continue down with the venlafaxine(37.5mg) and then off it completely to then begin upping the Zoloft.
My sleep specialist (who verbatim feels with near certainty that I have N1) wants me full off everything or on the absolute lowest dose the Psychiatrist is okay with. But with her switching me to zoloft I feel that will still mess things up with it being an SSRI. Yeah it's not an SNRI anymore but I am concerned it will still tweak my results after taking all this time to prepare.
What does everyone think, should I push back? I have been doing great with coming off the venlafaxine, and I have come a long way since I started my treatments with anxiety/depression/ocd over a decade ago. Im just not sure which doctor's POV is the best for me.
Thanks for any input!