Posted by bulldog2 on May 31, 2008, at 15:44:36
In reply to Mirapex vs. Seroquel for SSRI-induced anhedonia, posted by satsumas on May 30, 2008, at 13:42:55
> Hi friends,
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> I'm currently taking 300 effexor and am having a terrible time with the apathy, anhedonia, amotivation. Understand that mirapex, and other pro-dop. drugs can help, and i'm currently a few days into a Mirapex trial.
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> But it seems that there is also research that supports the idea of using low dose antipsychotics like Seroquel or Zyprexa to augment SSRI. Does anyone have experience with adding one of these drugs to their S/NRI, specifically, it's effects on apathy, amotivation, anhedonia, and the perception of having more/less "free will"?
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> And don't these drugs antagonize dopamine receptors as opposed to mirapex and other stimulants which are pro-DA? So what's the right strategy?Some do well with a stimulant such as adderall or ritalin. Some seem to like the new time released formulation of adderall which is called vyvanse.
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