Posted by bleauberry on March 2, 2010, at 16:29:28
In reply to Re: Savella - ex-users (bleuberry + any others?), posted by mommyron on March 2, 2010, at 12:41:07
> Dear Bleauberry, Thank you for sharing. My doctor is leaning towards Parnate for me. He's a pumpkin and will prescribe pretty much anything I ask for (& we discuss), so he will go with Savella if I feel strongly. I'm pretty depressed, so it makes it hard to tease out which drug seems to make most sense. (He has no experience with Savella, hadn't even heard of it so he can't really comment too much on it.) I just want to feel better...
Mmm. That is a tough decision.
Parnate has the longer track record.
A washout period after stopping a failed Savella would only be about 4 to 5 days, and withdrawals are relatively tame. A washout period after a failed Parnate would be 2 weeks, with challenging withdrawals.
So yeah, it's a tough decision. One of my next two meds will be either savella or parnate, so I'm in the same boat as you.
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