Posted by JohnL on September 21, 2001, at 17:53:43
In reply to AD question 4 you, posted by Mr. Scott on September 19, 2001, at 21:55:03
> Hi,
>
> I can't tolerate SSRI's...At All..Hate them..I find SSRI's make me obnoxious, irritable, anxious, agitated, cause my face to swell, I gain weight, want to sleep all the time, sexual problems, no emotions, and muscle pains.
> Have chronic depression w/ lots of severe anxiety frequent double depression that is severe (frequent suicidal thoughts). More of the fatigued overeater type though.
>
> If given the choice which would you try first?
>
> 1)Effexor XR
> 2)Serzone
> 3)Remeron
>
> If none of these.. what then?My vote is for none of the above. Instead, I will place my bet on Zyprexa. Without going into an explanation of why, I personally think Zyprexa would be a strong bet. I have many reasons for feeling that way. I would favor it over the other three choices. In my opinion it would be a good strategy to try Zyprexa 5mg to 10mg, and then after 4 weeks decide if you like it or not. If not, then you can go back and try the others. To do it in the reverse order I think would lead to more frustration and more time. The quickest and surest bet I can think of is Zyprexa. No guarantees, but a real good bet.
John
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