Posted by linkadge on March 29, 2006, at 14:31:02
In reply to Re: amotivational syndrome on antidepressants, posted by ian34 on March 28, 2006, at 23:00:20
> Effexor should be better in this regard than the SSRI's. If you develop amotivational syndrome, taking a medication holliday can help.
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> Linkadge
>I can't help but notice that every thime you >post you either make outright claims about how >dangerous drugs are or you are more subtle about >it. It's so obvious if you just look at your >posts on this page.I suppose then you'd have no problem showing me a single quote which shows my "outright claims" about the danger in the drugs.
I was simply saying that Effexor can be a better choice for somebody who has an amotivational responce to an SSRI. The noradrenergic mechanism of effexor may act to counterballance serotonergically mediated apathy.
The suggestion about taking a medication holliday was not a cue to stop medications entirely. Many doctors have observed that sometimes taking a breif break from the medication can actually help it to work better, once it is restarted.
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