Posted by medlib on April 19, 2000, at 0:33:03
In reply to Anybody combining SSRIs/SNRIs??, posted by William on April 18, 2000, at 22:32:01
> Hey folks:
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> I am just curious...if there are any folks out there who may be combining an SSRI (Proz, Zoloft,Celexa, etc) with one of the SNRI's (Effexor, Serzone, etc.) I have been reading about some of the combos of SNRIs and SSRIs with a fair amount of success (mind you, n=very small!!)
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> I am really encouraged by the folks who try and be as creative as possible.
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> Bring on the stories!!! William:-)___________________________
William--
1) Effexor is *not* an SNRI. The only SNRI I know of is Reboxetine. Effexor is a SRI because it affects seratonin-mediated synapses at doses up to 150-225mg.s and "recruits NE-mediated synapses above that dose level. Combining Effexor with SSRIs is a pretty good prescription for Seratonin Syndrome.
2) Check out Dr. Bob's Tips section for info on Serzone + SSRIs. (Type Serzone in the search line, then select "Nefadozone + SSRIs" from the search results.)
3) The wisest babblers here research prospective med changes carefully, check it out with other babblers, and then take the results to their pdoc!They also keep in mind babbler watch-phrases such as YMMV, and start low, go slow.
*Please* be careful!--medlib
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