Posted by SLS on March 23, 2006, at 21:06:31
In reply to Re: A very interesting article re: SSRI long term » linkadge, posted by Caedmon on March 23, 2006, at 19:28:29
> My totally unscientific suspicion on SSRI 'poop-out' is that it can - sometimes - be alleviated by *reducing* the medication, not increasing it or augmenting it.
That's a good thought. It would be analogous to taking the antidepressant, tianeptine, a drug that accelerates 5-HT reuptake. I've seen this improvement occur upon dosage reductions with TCAs and Effexor. However, this improvement last for a very short time.
- Scott
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