Posted by bleauberry on December 26, 2009, at 19:52:14
In reply to Re: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Savella, posted by SLS on December 26, 2009, at 17:20:45
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> To paraphrase something you said in an earlier post, if it were so impressive, you would hear more about it and see more people using it.True, but that was referring to a common well known antidepressant. Savella is not common or well known in the USA. Very popular outside the continent for quite some time.
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> I have my doubts about milnacipran. However, I will not overlook it or exclude it from consideration. It might be that this drug has not been made visible enough to clinicians as an antidepressant.It hasn't been made visible at all! :-) I'm glad you won't exclude it. I honestly believe this drug is going to be a huge answer for so many people. Not just based on text, but based on what it did to me when all else including ECT failed.
All I can say is, it is "different". And I reiterate, I believe its strongest worth will be found as part of a combination with another SSRI, lithium, or antipsychotic.
Nothing is perfect. But as potential goes, I truly believe this drug has more than any other med we have at our disposal. I mean that.
There is so much in that article I think it will be likely to miss or forget a lot of key points. But hopefully someone will find it interesting or helpful in their pursuits.
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