Posted by bleauberry on February 13, 2010, at 18:10:02
In reply to Re: Bleauberry-Combining Savella with an SSRI, posted by morganator on February 12, 2010, at 1:20:25
Definitely give prozac at least 8 weeks, 12 is even better, before making any moves. You might be just fine by then and not need any changes. Let it happen if it is going to happen. Tinkering with it too early could mess things up.
If I were given the choice of adding either Savella or Nortriptyline to my ongoing prozac, Savella would be my first choice by a long shot. That's not to say that Nortriptyline might not work like magic, it's just that I've been on both meds and Savella for me was heads-and-tails far superior to Nortriptyline. But we're all different. That was just me. Mileage varies.
I've said it before, but I think the trick with Savella is lower doses than suggested, slower more conservative titration, and longer trials.
Let me know if and when you do this. Until then though, I would suggest just keeping Savella on the shelf and see what Prozac can do. Prozac was the first great SSRI and in my opinion still is the only real good one. My town doctor had hundreds of patients on Prozac and only a few on other SSRIs. I asked him why. He said it's because it usually works.
> Actually it's the other way around. Sorry if my post was misleading. I am taking an SSRI and have interest in adding Savella. It's either Savella or Nortriptyline or nothing. Still in the early phase of Prozac so I may feel considerably better in 3 or 4 weeks.
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> If I do try it in a month or so I will definitely tell you how it goes. It sounds like an exciting drug.
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