Posted by Racer on August 16, 2007, at 22:56:38
In reply to I take Effexor and am confused about something?, posted by mission7 on August 16, 2007, at 21:37:55
It would be nice if it were as simple as "Prozac works on serotonin, Wellbutrin works on norepinephrine, thus..." It isn't that simple though.
While SSRIs do target serotonin, they're not so precise as to target *only* serotonin -- despite that "Selective" in their name. In some cases, even the binders or fillers will have effects on you. That being the case, it's worth trying the other SSRIs, despite Prozac not working for you. You already know that you had some suicidal ideation while on Prozac, so you'd want to watch out for that on other SSRIs, but they won't necessarily have the same sort of effect on you.
Otherwise, it's always trial and error.
Good luck.
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