Posted by conundrum on March 21, 2010, at 16:46:46
In reply to Cognitive Impairment - SSRI, posted by vic80 on March 21, 2010, at 13:08:30
I think you are right that too much serotonin causes a disbalance in dopamine but not just dopamine, norepinephrine as well, which many people forget about.
I would try to find the lowest theraputic dose. It might be 10mg is might be 2.5 mg.
The feeling of losing your cognitive abilities is very distraugtening. Talk to your doctor. Tell him you can't bare the side effects. They might switch you to Wellbutrin which would probably be more tolerable. There are other options. If you can get Wellbutrin. I would recommend asking for brand wellbutrin. It seems to be more reliable.
Prozac is another option that is less blunting. If you start prozac I would recommend starting at 5mg and see how that does. You can just take half a 10 mg pill.
It seems you are very sensitive to increases in serotonin.
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