Posted by blueberry on May 30, 2006, at 20:24:25
In reply to Are you on more than one antidepressant med?, posted by PeachLovie on May 30, 2006, at 19:52:13
Yes, lots of people take more than one antidepressant. However, hardly anyone takes more than one that are very similar. Usually the second antidepressant is one with a different mechanism and working on different neurotransmitters than the first one.
Combining lexapro and paxil makes little sense to me since they are very similar. If you wanted to add another antidepressant, it would be more common to add remeron, wellbutrin, cymbalta, or nortriptyline. Very often people find what makes their first antidepressant work better is not another antidepressant, but a low dose of an antipsychotic like zyprexa or seroquel, or a mood stabilizer like lamictal or depakote.
The general idea is to add a second medication that works in a significantly different way than the first one.
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