Posted by SLS on December 9, 2003, at 7:11:09
In reply to Re: ZOLOFT or LUVOX success after other SSRI failures?, posted by john1022 on December 8, 2003, at 18:09:54
Thanks for responding.
> I would give Effexor a try to, a SSNRI. Might help to have the serotonin and norephridrene (sp?).
I'm hoping that duloxetine (Cymbalta) becomes available before summer. It is also a SNRI, but is supposed to be more potent and better balanced than Effexor.
This is what I take currently:
Lamictal 200mg
imipramine 300mg
Effexor 300mg
Abilify 10mgThese drugs merely take the edge off the severity of the depression. They are inadequate, to say the least. It's a lot of chemicals for so little return. Better than nothing, though.
> Effexor once worked wonders for me, but now I cannot take SSRI's because it causes hypomania in me. It once fixed me right up though. Didn't really have problems with the withdrawal either, just dizzy the first two days and then 100% normal for two years
Are you still doing well?
- Scott
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