Posted by Sad Panda on November 1, 2004, at 4:17:55
In reply to Re: Selegiline Sexual Side Effects » Sad Panda, posted by Iansf on October 31, 2004, at 13:38:03
> > I take 100mg of Amitriptyline as well as 75mg of Effexor, before this I took 125mg of Nortriptyline with 150mg of Effexor & before that I took 225mg of Effexor with 30mg of Remeron.
> >
> > TCA’s taken at full antidepressant doseages can cause erectile dysfunction, but taken at lower dosages this is fairly unlikely to happen...
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Paul.
> >
> I'm a bit late getting back to you on this, but according to the nortriptyline insert 100mg/d is the typical dose, yet you seem to regard 125mg/d as below clincal level. Did you mean 25mg/d, or do you consider 125mg/d to be a less than effective dose for depression? I would expect side effects to kick in at that level? Is that not so?
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> Also since nortriptyline also acts on noradrenaline, is it good to combine it with Cymbalta? Might it cause agitation?
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> Thanks
>
> John
>
>Blood levels of Nortriptyline should be 50 to 150 ng/ml. In my case 125mg/day gave me a plasma level of 75 ng/ml, but it varies from person to person depending on both genetics & what other drugs you take. If you combine it with Cymbalta, you would probably use a very small dose.
Cheers,
Paul.
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