Posted by med_empowered on January 3, 2007, at 15:35:11
In reply to Re: Does Seroquel work AGAINST Emsam???, posted by UgottaHaveHope on January 3, 2007, at 13:11:10
back when MAOIs were more commonly prescribed, it was pretty common for shrinks to give the patient an old-school antipsychotic w/ the med, and in some countries there were combo drugs that had a little bit of some antipsychotic (I think phenothiazine-types) and the active antidepressant. Since MAOIs can be stimulating, short-term neuroleptic use could overcome that. Also, for a while, combined neuroleptic/AD drugs for depressive disorders was en vogue.
So..I don't know that you're necessarily "working against" the med, but it is a little weird. It seems like one med is marinating your brain in neurotransmitters, and the other is effectively blocking parts of your brain from using the high levels of neurotransmitters..its kind of like the amphetamine+neuroleptic combo, which apparently works for some people.
I'm not a big fan of neuroleptics, so I'd say ditch the zero and just try the EMSAM, but I don't know your situation. I think if you agitation/anxiety is a problem, you'd be better off either using a benzo or trying another med (not neuroleptics), but again: that's personal preference, colored by my intense dislike of neuroleptics.
Good luck.
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