Posted by SLS on April 15, 2011, at 20:53:00
In reply to Prozac and Anafranil, posted by kolwolf on April 15, 2011, at 18:59:04
> Hi,
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> This is my first post here. I went to a psychiatrist for the first time today, and he prescribed me Prozac (20mg), Anafranil (25mg), and Klonopin (0.5mg) for my OCD, anxiety, and depression.
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> I have not started taking them yet, but I just read that it is potentially very dangerous to combine an SSRI with a TCA. The doses are all low, and I'd like to think my pdoc knows what he's doing, but the things I've read worry me greatly. Is this a safe combination at those doses? I have not yet had a chance to share my fears about it with him.
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> I have read a few anecdotal experiences about success with the two, but in general there seems to be very little on the internet about the combination.
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> Thanks...
Combinations of TCA and SSRI are generally safe. Your doctor seems to know what he is doing. What gave you the idea that there was a problem with combining these drugs?Good luck.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.
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