Posted by SLS on December 12, 2012, at 6:09:11
In reply to Re: Augment Effexor or TCS or MAOI or other?, posted by jono_in_adelaide on December 11, 2012, at 20:20:06
Jono,
I apologize for the rant. I'll try to keep an open mind regarding the use of NE and 5-HT reuptake inhibition potencies to recommend treatments. Still, efficacy must be demonstrated clinically, and this is what I would like to see documented. In any event, it makes sense to say that SSRI + (desipramine or nortriptyline) has a better chance of promoting an antidepressant response than SSRI alone.
You cited the following:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-01/l-ass012709.php
I agree with everything this article has to say. It summarizes an unusually relevant study; the results of which agree with my own observations. Although this summary does not describe a direct comparison between Effexor and Zoloft or Lexapro regarding efficacy, I agree that Effexor has some disadvantages in terms of tolerability.
I had thought that Ada Marie retained a partial response to Effexor. I don't know what made me think this. I misread his/her posts.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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