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Posted by David Fuller on February 17, 2000, at 12:04:33
I have been on 40 mg Celexa for about 6 months with pretty good results. I'm not what I would consider "normal", but my depression is now controlled enough that I can work and function. However, I am about 100 lbs overweight, and recently visited a Diet Center, where they suggested Diethylpropion (Tenuate) as an appetite suppressant. However, when I told them of my Celexa usage, they told me that I could not use both at the same time. I have gone off the Celexa and been taking the Tenuate for about 10 days, and I am feeling many of the symptoms of my depression returning. Is there any information about taking both of these drugs together? Does anyone have an alternative suggestion? Thanks
Posted by JohnL on February 18, 2000, at 4:04:28
In reply to Celexa and Tenuate, posted by David Fuller on February 17, 2000, at 12:04:33
> I have been on 40 mg Celexa for about 6 months with pretty good results. I'm not what I would consider "normal", but my depression is now controlled enough that I can work and function. However, I am about 100 lbs overweight, and recently visited a Diet Center, where they suggested Diethylpropion (Tenuate) as an appetite suppressant. However, when I told them of my Celexa usage, they told me that I could not use both at the same time. I have gone off the Celexa and been taking the Tenuate for about 10 days, and I am feeling many of the symptoms of my depression returning. Is there any information about taking both of these drugs together? Does anyone have an alternative suggestion? Thanks
Tenuate is actually very similar to Wellbutrin in its molecular structure. Off the top of my head I can't see any problem in combining Tenuate + Celexa. When people try psychostimulants in combination with an SSRI, Tenuate is sometimes the favorite choice, depending on a particular person's response to other alternatives. Combined with the Celexa, you may experience a neutral reaction, a positive reaction, or get worse. There's no way to tell without a personal trial. To err on the side of caution, it would be a good idea to keep doses low at first and increase slowly. Kind of like dipping one's toes in the water before diving in. I could be wrong, but I see little, if any, danger in mixing the two. Just go low and slow to be sure. Sometimes outside organizations, like diet centers, have to be overly cautious to avoid possible lawsuits. They would probably hesitate mixing Tenuate with anything, in my guess.
Posted by kazoo on February 19, 2000, at 3:51:35
In reply to Re: Celexa and Tenuate, posted by JohnL on February 18, 2000, at 4:04:28
> > I have been on 40 mg Celexa for about 6 months with pretty good results. I'm not what I would consider "normal", but my depression is now controlled enough that I can work and function. However, I am about 100 lbs overweight, and recently visited a Diet Center, where they suggested Diethylpropion (Tenuate) as an appetite suppressant. However, when I told them of my Celexa usage, they told me that I could not use both at the same time. I have gone off the Celexa and been taking the Tenuate for about 10 days, and I am feeling many of the symptoms of my depression returning. Is there any information about taking both of these drugs together? Does anyone have an alternative suggestion? Thanks
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Back in the 1980's, I was taking PROZAC and TENUATE DOSPAN 75mgs for years. I knew I wouldn't get a stimulant any stronger than the Tenuate, so I opted for that one. This was a serendipitous discovery on my part when I took one of my sister's Tenuates, which she was taking to lose weight.
The Tenuate took the frazzled edge off the PROZAC, and I did very well on both of them. Separately, they didn't work so well, but together, they worked synergistically, and it was just fine.
Of course, though I took this combination with no problem for years and years, the Clinic I was going to deemed the regimen an "irrational mixture," (like them), and discontinued giving me the drugs when my doctor left. So it didn't matter how genuinely good I felt, or how well the drugs worked. Like true underachievers, they did
only what they were told to do, like automatons, and believed the gibberish pablum from their bible, the PDR. Even with letters and abstracts from Lilly re. the use of other drugs with this "new" class of drug, the SSRIs, they wanted me to remain SICK, and they got their wish.This brings me to my contention that some doctors want you to remain sick so that you become dependent upon them. I realize that this sounds crazy, but, hey, this is the appropriate group for such speculations, eh?
I await your barrage of discontent, and remain truly yours in kind ... kazoo
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