Posted by Christ_empowered on April 4, 2018, at 11:26:09
In reply to Re: Zoloft and Luvox Together?, posted by Christ_empowered on April 1, 2018, at 15:54:59
hi. the 1st, big recommendation is: talk to the prescriber (yes, its me; captain obvious).
Luvox+Abilify seems relatively common. I think luvox has a lot more drug-drug interactions trickiness going on, so that's something your prescriber should probably keep up with.
Buspar/buspirone is a cheap generic that sometimes helps bring about enhanced response to ssri/ssnri antidepressants. its your life, your body, your call, but I'd personally see about the buspar first, since its been generic forever and its not a tranquilizer/neuroleptic, but I seem to recall reading that it has some overlap w/ the 'atypicals.'
the long term TD risk w/ the 'atypicals' might actually not be all that much better than w/ carefully selected, carefully dosed 'conventional' tranquilizers. apparently, high dose, high potency old school tranquilizers were en vogue for a long time, and that's part of what caused the older drugs to get such a terrible reputation. point is...
i don't know your budget, insurance coverage, preferences, etc., but some of the older tranquilizers might be worth considering. perphenazine helps a lot of people, so does loxapine. i seem to recall reading someone on here writing about navane being OK, but I don't know anything about that particular drug.
-if- you opt for a tranquilizer, my personal advice (its what I do, actually) would be to consider supplements w/ the neuroleptic. high dose antioxidants, b-vitamins, taurine, gingko, etc...there are a number of supplements available that -might- improve tolerability and reduce some long term risks. my preference is for full on, high dose, old school Orthomolecular, but...clearly, that doesn't appeal to everyone.
hope this helps.
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