Posted by TSA West on January 30, 2002, at 1:44:33
In reply to Wellbutrin SR Celexa, posted by Just a Girl on January 30, 2002, at 0:30:03
----------------TSA West-------------------------
I read all you had to say with interest, and I'm glad you posted your thoughts so that others may help you with their input:
a. Wellbutrin is the best medication for those with cycling (you mentioned you had cyclothymia or even mild manic-depression): http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/split/Possible-indications-of-bi.html
b. Your Wellbutrin dose is highly in the therapeutic range but your doctor may wish to raise your dose to 400 or 450 mg in order to maximize the antidepressant effect and give you more motivation.
c. 20 mg of Celexa is the dose Dr. Preskorn insists is the usually effective dose for depression. But he goes on in one of his columns to say: "A case was made using this meta-analysis that 20 mg/day of citalopram is the usually effective dose in patients who do not have severe and/or melancholic major depression. However, the published results of the 1 fixed-dose study with citalopram showed that 40 mg/day was statistically superior to placebo at weeks 3, 4 and 6 and superior to 20 mg/day at weeks 4 and 6." --------Thus you may need 40 mg of Celexa
I am confident that one of these "clean" and sofisticated medications will provide the emotional wellness that you deserve. I'm rooting for you....
Your friend on Babble,
TSA West: Blood and Fire
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