Posted by CK1 on March 9, 2005, at 20:53:35
In reply to Expanding understanding of Bipolar, posted by med_empowered on March 9, 2005, at 20:41:38
My aunt went through 5 different SSRI's and nothing worked. Her doctor put her on a mood stabilizer and Effexor at the same time and now she's "back" to being her old self. Could be coincidence, but I think the addition of the mood stabilizer improved her response to Effexor. Without the mood stabilizer, Effexor might have had no affect like all the other SSRI's she tried.
Who knows....just seems like an interesting topic for those of us not responding to SSRI's or feeling worse on them.
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