Posted by rvanson on August 8, 2009, at 23:23:28
In reply to Re: Popular Antidepressants: How They Stack Up » linkadge, posted by tensor on August 7, 2009, at 4:53:25
> > I agree that there is no way that mirtazapine is #1 in efficacy. I have spoken to dozens of psychiatrists both online and in person. None would suggest that mirtazapine has been seriously effective in clinical practice.
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> > I've seen so few trials comparing it long term to other agents. I think there is research to suggest it may work faster than SSRI's, but I don't think there is head to head reasearch to suggest it works better long term.
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> > I've certainly seen nobody here who has done well on mirtazapine monotherapy.
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> > Linkadge
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> I, on the other hand, know plenty of people who have done great on Remeron only. I'm one example, Remeron worked great for many years until I started using benzos. Remeron was the third AD I tried after earlier treatments with Prozac and Effexor have failed.
>What effect did the benzos cause?
Are you saying that they reversed the anti-depressive responce with Remeron?
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