Posted by papillon2 on February 3, 2012, at 4:55:27
In reply to Help Please SLS + the Elite Veterans., posted by FrequentFryer on February 3, 2012, at 3:37:14
Hey fellow Aussie!
I'm not an Elite or a Veteran, but here are my thoughts.
I was on Effexor 7 years before it pooped out and it was said that another SNRI would be too close in mechanism of action to work effectively enough, let alone a 'me too' version of Effexor in the form of desvenlaflaxine.
Augmenting with Lith, Bupropion, AEDs or AAPs is a good idea provided you're getting something out of your anti-depressant to begin with. I'd try that first, though I'm pretty sure bupropion and MAOIs can't be combined?
If that's not successful, maybe try Avanza (Mirtazipine) or Nortriptyline. I'd be inclined to have these augmented too. It seems a bit backwards to have been prescribed a MAOI before a TCA, but I'm in no position to question your doc.
Ring the bells that still can ring
forget your perfect offering
there is a crack in everything
that's how the light gets in
~ Leonard Cohen
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