Posted by bulldog2 on June 23, 2008, at 19:34:19
In reply to Re: Low Dose AD's Can Be Effective, posted by bleauberry on June 23, 2008, at 18:50:01
> > I remember many years ago when ssri's came out I was talking to my regular doc who as also a pharmacologist. Really a smart guy. He was very concerned about the implications of drastically increasing serotonin reuptake. Felt long term sides were unknown and could be permanent. Anyhow he said he liked to prescribe elavil in low doses such as 25 -50 milligrams and said some people responded well to that protocol. I wonder if med sensitive people who get blown out of the water with high starting doses would do better on low starting doses?
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> Absolutely!
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> If you browse the archives of revolution health or askapatient, you will find people that are in remission with 15mg Cymbalta, or 25mg Lamictal, or 5mg Prozac, or 37.5mg Effexor.
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> I am one of those that responds powerfully, either negatively or rarely positively, but powerfully, to 1/4 of starter doses.
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>There tends to be one dose fits all mentality and this probably causes uneeded med failures. Person can't tolerate the initial starting dose and the med is ditched.
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