Posted by Bob on August 6, 2008, at 20:44:14
In reply to Re: What is the best SSRI in our opnion? » JDx, posted by SLS on August 6, 2008, at 18:04:51
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> It is tempting to try to figure out what these drugs will do in advance of taking them using laboratory observations of their in vitro properties. It would be a shame if you were to skip over a drug that would work based upon a theory. With Geodon, it is important to START at 40mg. Anything less will produce anxiety and agitation. The effective dosage range of Geodon for depression (and negative symproms) is 40-80mg. For psychosis, the dosage is more like 120mg.
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> Good luck with whatever path you choose.
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>It seems almost counterintuitive that an activating med like Geodon would be activating at lower doses than higher. I asked my pdoc about the rumors surrouding Abilify and this phenomen and he claimed there wasn't a lot of evidence supporting it.
What scares me about jumping to a higher dose of something like Geodon or Abilify is how would one ever taper off of the med if it went awry down the line. I'm exquisitely sensitive to Abilify and if I just started taking a high dose and 3 months down the line had to taper off, I think it it would be mighty, mighty scary.
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