Posted by Cam W. on October 4, 2001, at 2:13:44
In reply to Will more Prozac help?, posted by rmshed on October 3, 2001, at 22:02:57
Rmshed - Prozac does eventually plateau with respect to dosage increases. Above a certain dose, taking more does not result in any increased effect, but some side effects continue to get worse. Unfortunately, the dose at which this happens is not easy to predict in advance. The old YMMV (your mileage may vary) adage applies, as everyone is physiologically unique.
The only way to find if an increase in dose will result in improved efficacy is to raise the dose for a month or so and see if there is an increased effect. Ask your doc if he/she thinks a dose increase is a viable option in your case.
In some people, the SSRIs do "poop-out" and not work as well as they originally did. When this happens, raising the dose usually does not result in greater effect. Occasionally increasing after poop-out does result in increased effect, but so does decreasing the dose, in some instances). Again, the only way to find out is trial and error.
I hope that this wishy-washy answer is of some help. - Cam
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