Posted by SLS on December 4, 2011, at 12:03:24
In reply to Re: Effexor 450 mg?, posted by jono_in_adelaide on December 1, 2011, at 16:04:31
> Can I suggest that you instead try an SSRI (say Zoloft 100mg/day) combined with either Bupropion 300mg/day or Nortriptyline 75-100mg/day, before going down the single dug mega dose path.
Those are great treatment recommendations.
Zoloft helped for about a day during week 2 of treatment at a dosage of 100 mg. I worked up to 200 mg without feeling at all better. I don't recall what other drugs I was taking at the time. Bupropion worsens my depression significantly. I have tried it at least 4 times.
This is where I'm at right now:Effexor 300 mg
nortriptyline 150 mg
Lamictal 200mg
Abilify 10 mg
lithium 300 mg
The last time I tried combining Effexor with nortriptyline, I was taking only 75 mg of nortriptyline. I subsequently discovered that I need 150 mg to feel better and achieve therapeutic blood levels.I'm pretty much out of ideas.
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