Posted by bleauberry on December 12, 2007, at 18:08:08
In reply to How does Effexor differ from SSRI's?, posted by torachan on December 12, 2007, at 17:37:01
I don't know how effexor is different than other ssris. The NE effect is low. Maybe it has some interplay with opioid receptors or something else. It is clearly different, as evidenced by quick harsh withdrawal symptoms if a dose is late, which doesn't happen nearly as dramatically or even at all with other meds. It is often blamed on the short half life. but that doesn't explain it either, because you can go beyond the half life of other ssris and not have such dramatic withdrawals as effexor. And the withdrawals. To cause such severe withdrawals compared to other ssris is evidence that it is doing something besides just serotonin reuptake inhibition.
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