Posted by linkadge on October 2, 2007, at 21:25:51
In reply to Having Paradoxic Rxn to SSRI's.....? re: Lamictal, posted by Gary Engel on October 2, 2007, at 16:24:18
Well, at least they're getting close to reality. They are at least admitting to the possability that the SSRIs may actually be, as some patients claim, actually causing more anxiety.
I cannot agree with their conclusion though.
"is best managed by starting with an atypical antipsychotic or an anticonvulsant, such as gabapentin or topiramate (although neither is particularly effective in bipolar disorder), or lamotrigine. An SSRI can be added later with reduced likelihood of a paradoxic reaction."
This is kind of B.S. It's just a responce to the fact that they don't have anything else to try. (Ie We have red pills and we have blue pills, and if red pills don't work then blue pills will)
Mind you, there are some people who respond well to these drugs, I just think there is this large, "gap" in treatments available, that some psychiatrists don't want to admit to.
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