Posted by linkadge on April 14, 2003, at 9:14:41
In reply to link, Re: linkadge, Re: TD and SSRI's, posted by McPac on April 13, 2003, at 20:32:49
The standard dose of 15 mg, has been shown to improve depression and reduce movement disorders.
I am not entirely shure to what degree it helps, but one story of the improvement involved a geriatric lady who had given up card playing because tremors made it too difficult and embarrasing. After treatment with Rem, the lady
was not only more confident, but was able to
play the game again, with significantly reduced tremors.
It is a good drug. Essentially it has only two side effects which are increased apetite and sedation. The sedation is said only to be temporary.In my opinion it can be a good drug for augmentation.
The last thing to note is that TD is very rare with SSRI's. And, that the risk is unequal between the SSRI's. Zoloft has minimal risk.
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