Posted by Karen on February 24, 2000, at 23:31:21
In reply to Re: ATTENTION WAYNE!, posted by Wayne R. on February 24, 2000, at 6:51:58
> Ryan, I have been out of town on business for a few days. Sorry for the delay...
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> Remember that I AM on an SSRI, Prozac 20 in my case, because Naltrexone is not an antidepressant on its own. It works by augmenting one of the SSRI's.
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> I do have some of the typical SSRI side effects. However, they are quite tolerable at that low dose. I have no sense of any flattening of my emotions and I enjoy physical activities like never before. I an not a runner and so cannot comment on the "runner's high".
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> When I started the Naltrexone I first chose the SSRI I wanted to augment based on previous experience. I got up to speed on the Prozac prior to adding the Naltrexone in tiny increments.
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> If you decide to give it a try, I sure wish you the success I have had. WayneDid you choose the Prozac because it was partially effective or merely because it had the fewest side effects for you? People talk a lot about augmentation but I`ve never been clear whether for augmentation to work the agent being augmented has to be at least partially effective on its own.
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