Posted by JohnL on September 7, 2001, at 4:27:43
In reply to Which drugs do doctors choose first ?, posted by SLS on September 6, 2001, at 9:05:00
I don't remember the years. It was early 1990's.First choice: Prozac. In a very small town with a population of just a few thousand people, my GP has over 200 patients on Prozac and only 50 on all other meds combined. For some stupid reason I didn't want to take it. So...
Second choice: Paxil. For some stupid reason I did agree to take this one. It ended my depression, but left me in an emotionless numb sexless state for about a year.
Third choice: Zoloft + Nortriptyline. Worked very briefly for a couple days, and then pooped out.
Basically I guess you could say my doc's strategy is SSRI first, then add either a tricyclic or Wellbutrin, then after that go back and try other SSRIs that had been missed, and then after that consider adding stimulants or antipsychotics. He very rarely uses anti-convulsants. Personally I think they would have a lot more success if they would get to the stimulants and antipsychotics quicker, and not spend so much time is SSRI monotherapy.
John
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