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Re: why SSRI's don't work for so many?

Posted by SLS on January 15, 2016, at 15:37:15

In reply to Re: why SSRI's don't work for so many?, posted by Lamdage22 on January 15, 2016, at 13:30:48

> We are not all wired the same way.
>
> I have found SSRI to be totally unpredictable. One med blasts away suicide thoughts from the first pill (Sertraline), the other one makes me want to kill myself badly after the second pill (Brintellix).
>
> Side note: Sertraline gave me horrible akathisia.

Sertraline (Zoloft) is the worst SSRI drug with respect to akathisia. This is because it blocks sigma-1 receptors. Fluvoxamine (Luvox) does just the opposite. In fact, a few doctors have used fluvoxamine to treat antipsychotic induced akathisia.


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