Posted by bissie66 on June 10, 2008, at 9:36:35
In reply to Re: SNRI + Remeron question, posted by Phillipa on June 7, 2008, at 11:59:14
> How come cymbalta did nothing at 60mg yet effexor when first out couldn't tolerate and remeron at l5 mg did nothing? How high was your dose? Can you judge if your're tx resistant by whether you get side effects? Seems like if thing go well in life meds work better think it's true? How trying to hyjack your thread just make some sense out of these meds. I think the pdocs should try them and then they would understand better the frustration patients go though. Love Phillipa
Hi Phillipa. I don't understand these meds, why Effexor has different side effects and efficacy than Cymbalta. Like you, Cymbalta did nothing for me at 30, 60, or 90 mg . . until I added Remeron. Had bad side effect of constipation and sleepiness. Effexor worked on depression very well . . for a while. It didn't make me sleepy . . it bothered my stomach but not in the same way. My dose of Remeron was up to 60 mg. Again, it didn't anything until mixed with Effexor or Cymbalta. Did you every try the 2 together? I don't know about correlation of tx resistant and side effects. It doesn't seem like it in my case. The worst side effects i ever got were mixed episode (bipolar) when I took SSRI's alone, without mood stabilizers. That was HELL. What side effects do you get?
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