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Re: Effexor + Mirtazapine MORE effective than PARNATE! » vanvog

Posted by SLS on March 12, 2013, at 8:36:26

In reply to Effexor + Mirtazapine MORE effective than PARNATE!, posted by vanvog on March 12, 2013, at 8:05:25

> I found this study of Parnate vs. a combo of Effexor and Mirtazapine which seems to indicate that the combo is twice as effective for MOST treatment resistant patients.
>
> Free full article:
> http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/data/Journals/AJP/3775/06aj1531.PDF

This particular arm of the STAR*D study is meaningless.

"The mean daily dose at exit for tranylcypromine was 36.9"

The low dosage of Parnate used was woefully inadequate to treat depression. Most people don't respond to Parnate until a dosage of 40 - 80 mg/day is reached.

http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleID=98116


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