Posted by sowhysosad on April 4, 2009, at 19:13:38
In reply to Re: cymbalta / effexor 5HT/NE reuptake ratios » bleauberry, posted by TriedEveryDrug on April 2, 2009, at 22:14:27
> I think you have reversed the ratios for 5HT:NE reuptake?
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> according to this article http://www.nature.com/npp/journal/v25/n6/abs/1395741a.html
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> it appears that cymbalta is 1:9 serotonin:norepinephrine and effexor is 1:30...According to this one http://www.psychotropical.com/dual_action_ads.shtml it's 1:10 for cymbalta so pretty similar, but 1:200 for effexor!
Maybe that would explain why a friend and my wife both suffered extreme agitation on effexor!
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