Posted by kingcolon on March 18, 2006, at 19:56:11
In reply to Re: Requip for Social Phobia/Depression? » kingcolon, posted by SFY on March 18, 2006, at 13:19:59
> > I'm on Requip as augmenting agent with Cymbalta and Lamictal for resistant depression. I also have social phobia. It was started because of apathy and amotivation on just Cymbalta and Lamictal, although the Lamictal did help improve my overall depression. It has worked very well for both the motivation problems and apathy (3 months so far, without any poop out), has definite mood elavating effects, and also has made me more comfortable in social settings and somewhat more aggressive in approaching people.
> > There are only two studies using this agent in depression; a link to one is below.
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> > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15999953&query_hl=3&itool=pubmed_docsum
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> What kind of dosage are you on for the Requip?
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> The studies used mean dosages of either 1.5 mg daily, or about 3.0 mg daily. I had an effect on as little as 1.0 mg daily, but trying to improve on it went gradually up to 3 mg daily. Unfortunately I experienced some palpitations on the higher dose, so I now am on 2 mg daily and seem to be doing OK. The total dose should be given in 2 or three divided doses.(eg, 1 mg two or three times a day)Glad you got my message. Hope to hear more if you try it! Very few psychiatrists have any experience using the dopamine agonists due to the few studies yet using them, but I think there is real potential to help many people.
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