Posted by Sad Panda on September 13, 2004, at 6:41:16
In reply to Re: Effexor...Interactions...attn: SLS, Panda, chemist, posted by BabbleBeme50 on September 12, 2004, at 18:48:16
> > Ok.
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> > I'm hoping that Effexor provides the same AD relief for me that Tramadol did. You guys seem to think they are very similar (their metabolites) so therefore there is a great chance. Essentially I would be taking it for 3 months if it worked out. Then restart the mighty Nardil.
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> > But I have some combos with Effexor I wish to pass through you guys on their safety/therapeutic assets.
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> > 1. Effexor (high dose) + Anafranil (low dose)
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> > 2. Effexor + Luvox
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> > 3. Effexor + remeron
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> > 4/ Effexor plus reboxetine
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> > 5. Effexor + Nortryptline
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> > 6. Effexor + Amisulpride (this will have all 3 major monamine targeted)
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> > Tell silly old Ace what you think!'
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> > Cheers!
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> > ace
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> Hi Ace,
> Dr. Pierre Blier recently established that Remeron is the best drug to combine with Effexor XR. He used this post at the American Psychiatric Association's last meeting in May:
> PB: We're using a combination of antidepressants that block the reuptake of serotonin, either paroxetine or fluoxetine, and more recently we've been using extended-release venlafaxine (venlafaxine XR) at a dose that also blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine. The agent that we combine with these reuptake inhibitors is mirtazapine because it acts on these 2 systems via a totally different mechanism of action. So, rather than giving 1 agent, waiting for nonresponse, and then adding another agent, we combine them right from the beginning of the treatment. We also combine agents whereby the side effects have a tendency to cancel each other out. For example, if you give a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), often you will perturb sleep architecture. But we combine it with mirtazapine, which improves sleep architecture and also has a sedative action. Then the patient's comfort improves very rapidly right from the beginning of the treatment
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I took Effexor 225mg + Remeron 30mg for about 10 months & it worked great for me except it reduces your care factor to zero & I have had nil motivation to improve myself. Recently I changed to Effexor + Nortriptyline, but I missed the quality sleep of Remeron, so I added a little Amitriptyline & now I have ditched Nort.I would be inclined to only change one med at a time, so how about Effexor + Zyprexa?
Cheers,
Paul.
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