Posted by ed_uk2010 on August 13, 2010, at 22:50:42
In reply to Re: Milnacipran Experiences, posted by bleauberry on August 13, 2010, at 19:03:00
>I guess my overall message about milnacipran is that since it has displayed the ability to normalize long term adrenal, thyroid, and immune problems with longerm treatment, it impacts a lot of stuff in the body.
I'm not quite sure what you mean by this. I searched PubMed but I couldn't find any studies which looked at the effects of milnacipran on the thyroid or immune system.
>And I can't help but repeat, there are few monotherapy meds that can show improvement when someone fails ECT.
I agree that milnacipran has potential. It's fantastic that it's worked so well for you, but I don't think it's necessarily any better (following ECT) than other SNRIs - or tricyclic antidepressants for that matter. I do think it's important not to generalise your experiences too much to everyone else. Some people do well on milnacipran, some don't. The same can be said of all psych meds. I hope that we will see more research over the next few years. This should help to clarify the place of milnacipran in psychiatry.
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