Posted by med_empowered on March 15, 2005, at 10:34:36
In reply to Prozac and Amisulpride/Mirapex, posted by BradD on March 15, 2005, at 5:06:28
Hey! As the SSRI drugs go, Prozac is the least potent, milligram per milligram, although it seems to have an unusally large share of side-effects and an unbelievably long half-life. Sooo, the obvious first step might be upping to Prozac (I think the usual ceiling is 60mgs). Another option would be moving to a higher-potency SSRI and pushing the dose as high as you can stand (I'm assuming here that you can tolerate SSRIs and aren't bipolar or anything). Personally, Zoloft @ 150mgs, while it worked, was great for me. Another option would be to add on or move to a drug that does what you're looking for--serotonin, plus dopamine, maybe some neurepinephrine. Adding Effexor or Cymbalta could work (or a tricyclic), as could adding Wellbutrin or a stimulant (dexedrine, ritalin, adderall) or Provigil/Straterra. Why didn't the bezos work? Of course, they're not for everybody, but it seems like most people can get relief from them if the dosage is worked with enough. Good luck
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