Posted by paulb on February 11, 2002, at 15:10:54
In reply to Re: JohnX2 Best AP to augment SSRI? » ross, posted by JohnX2 on February 11, 2002, at 14:03:37
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> Hi Ross,
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> Thanks for the nice summary of your experiences on all the anti-psychotics.
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> What are you refering too with the "plant issues"
> and "injectable form" ?
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> I read all the posts on pbabble and I decided to
> start with Zyprexa as a result. I haven't really
> had any problems tolerating it but I am having
> some clenching/twitching in my hand and am a bit
> paranoid about it being Zyprexa related. However
> everything I read and info from my pdoc suggests
> it is highly unlikely. I get these twitches on
> and off even before Zyprexa so it might just be
> a bogus chance association.
>
> Thanks for more info,
> John
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> > > Hey John,
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> > > I have read many of your posts about Prozac and Zyprexa. What is the best AP to augment an SSRI .... zyprexa, serequel, risperdal, geodon?
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> > > Spike
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> > spike Zyprexa hands down. i took them all with an A/D. the only thing you worry about is cholseterol changes. my choles/trigl shot up on 5mgs BID. same with risperdal. geodon did not cause any cardio changes but was activating at 40mgs BID... i found serequel to be very weak and inaffective as an augment agent.. i have a saying that everything goes better with a little Zyprexa.
> > it would be nice if Lilly did not have the plant issues right now or we would have the injectable form out right now.
> > rossI would like to add to this discussion by asking if anyone knows which, if any of the newer atypical antipsychotics have additional effects other than the blockade of 5-HT2 and DA receptors that could possibily interfere with the effects of an SSRI by further modulation of the levels of
serotonin i.e further re-uptake inhibition? serotonin release?
paulb
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