Posted by jms600 on August 19, 2007, at 15:32:28
In reply to Re: Is lack of norepinephrine the cause???, posted by Jamal Spelling on August 18, 2007, at 14:54:42
Didn't know that high doses of SSRIs may aggravate angedonia.
Thanks for the advice!
> 60 mg/day of Prozac is a very high dose. Prolonged use of SSRIs, especially at high doses, may actually aggrevate the symptoms of anhedonia that you describe. You might benefit from lowering your dose of Prozac.
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> Conventional wisdom holds that motivation is regulated by dopamine. So augmenting with a dopaminergic antidepressant such as Wellbutrin might be worth considering.
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> Jamal
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