Posted by Peter Jay on February 7, 2002, at 2:57:16
In reply to Re: How do I safely augment SSRIs with anafranil? » Peter Jay, posted by jane d on February 6, 2002, at 22:29:46
> Peter,
>
> I thought you probably did know all that stuff but I didn't
> want to take the chance that you might not. Does your
> friend also understand? I hope you get a response from
> someone with some first hand experience.
>
> Jane
JaneThank you for taking the time to raise these issues. I know *of* these issues but I do not have any real knowledge or experience of working with them.
All in all, I am finding it very hard to get some info on this. I think many docs or knowledgeable people may be reluctant to advise on something which is slightly 'advanced' and is not often done by regular psychiatrists. However I feel their fears are misplaced because my friend is hardly going to pop a bundle of tabs in her mouth and just see what happens! Of course my friend will take it very carefully. Her OCD means that her propensity for potential self-harm is very low indeed.
I am surprised at the general reluctance of docs to assist or advise me in this matter and their attitude is in contrast to the bucket-loads of advice available on the Net to those who want to take MAOIs (like phenelzine or even the rather different MAOI selegiline) or even to combine them!
I must keep looking for the info. Maybe there is some advisory info on a professional med site. Please let me know if you or anyone else come across such a thing. My friend's situation is not so good and she is not able to get the quality of advice that she needs from the public health system here.
Peter Jay
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