Posted by harry b. on March 17, 2000, at 21:46:33
In reply to Re: prozac ... why?, posted by bob on March 16, 2000, at 20:11:37
> > > I'm to see my meds doc tomorrow. The last visit, he was
> > > thinking af adding Lithium or Dex to my Serzone & Klonopin.
>
> First, the Prozac thing sounds like it's coming from your therapist's knowledge/opinion of your pdoc, more than any "plan" that your pdoc has brought up in the past. So why even consider it?
>
> Now, *if* your pdoc does bring it up, ask about the Dex or the Lithium. Why start a second AD, especially one that probably will exacerbate any sexual dysfunction you have, when you haven't followed through on the augmentation strategies he's suggested in the very recent past?
>
> You've got other options here than what your therapist expects.
>
> cheers,
> bob
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Thanks bob.
As it turned out today, the pdoc did add lithium
to my mix. He said we will try it for 4 weeks and
if there is no improvement we will consider another
AD, his choice is Prozac. So I'll let you
know how it goes.harry
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