Posted by needesp on September 9, 2005, at 18:42:16
In reply to Re: linkage, SLS, Curt ,brainy people, posted by linkadge on September 9, 2005, at 7:42:29
He also had very resistant depression (he is not as bad now) and the anger outburts (negative rumination that boils over) were present before this combo. That may be why he is on Effexor at high doses (he had been using 15mgs Avanza to help him sleep at night and that may be why (always wonder what pdocs are thinking) the in-patient pdoc ramped that up as well).
Maybe your suggestion of Seroquel at night with the Effexor is how we should go (it will help him sleep and may be calming for some of the next day)....he gets really nervous changing his med regimne (OCD symptom). He doesn't have any obvious side effects (like when he first started) but maybe the MJ (late arvo thru evening) was to quieten him, as you say the norepinephrine would have been very stimulating and maybe it was a reaction to this.
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