Posted by Cressida on March 16, 2002, at 21:24:46
In reply to wy do people prefer ssri's over serzone/remeron??, posted by borderliner21 on March 16, 2002, at 19:27:54
I just don't get it, serzone and remeron do not have the serious side effects that ssri's do(restlessness, sexual dysfunction, dystonia, insomnia etc etc. ) and ssri's are still the first line treatment for depression! ssri side effects ruined a year of my life (no sex, serous dystonia)and I still suffer sexual dysfunction after 8 months after paxil. Is it because ssri's work better?
////////////////////////////////////////////////
In general, I think SSRI's are considered safer, especially in overdose. Also, the SSRI class of psychotropic drugs are a little older than the atypical drugs such as Remeron and Serzone. I'm only assuming, as I honestly don't know the true reasons...
poster:Cressida
thread:98340
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020313/msgs/98355.html