Posted by RocketMan on July 3, 2010, at 22:54:17
In reply to Re: what is 50mg anafranil = to as SSRI ?, posted by SLS on July 3, 2010, at 19:32:59
Lets forget about all the "potential a+g-q5c2 with frontal cortex reabsorption...bla bla bla bla!!!
Bottom line, I was on clomipramine 150mg from 1987 - 1994. My PERSONAL experience indicates clomipramine @150mg is somewhat equivalent to effexor at 150mg or zoloft @ 100mg. All three at the above quoted doses worked very similar in treating my depression, ocd and anxiety.
I'm not going to bother with the unlimited array of factors that may effect therapeutic dosing per individual.... age, other meds on board, endocrinology system, life stressors etc. Bottom line, as my user-name indicates, it's not "rocket" science. Patient response to psych drugs is certainly not about who can come the closest to drug/drug equivalency. Hell, if someone here feels confident in sharing such factual information, perhaps they could also share it with p/docs, pharmaceutical companies etc, it might help alleviate allot of the suffering us people experience when looking for another med to cross over to?
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