Posted by SLS on June 29, 2011, at 5:06:03
In reply to Re: cymbalta, posted by crazyjoe on June 26, 2011, at 21:29:32
> yes phillipa i was thinking of giving the luvox cr a try.. take 60 mg of cymbalta...just worried because it has such a short half life and hits norepinephrine if it would pose a problem..cymbalta is a good ad but starting to lose effectiveness after 8 mos for ocd and racing thoughts
I think Cymbalta is better administered 40-60mg twice a day for TRD and OCD. Lots of studies demonstrate that 120 mg/day is safe and effective. OCD usually requires higher dosing for a longer period of time than it does for depression. I would probably give consideration to a short trial of a higher dosage of Cymbalta before moving to another drug. I imagine it would kick-in by 2 weeks if it were going to.
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