Posted by Snell on October 7, 2013, at 20:28:15
In reply to Re: 'California Rocket Fuel,' anyone? (nm) » Christ_empowered, posted by Snell on October 7, 2013, at 20:25:26
I've found that this is a very powerful combination. Not as much as Parnate, but about as powerful as you can get without going to the MAOIs. It's pure antidepressant; I'm not sure why there's all this discussion of trileptal, etc., other than that the trileptal will prevent mania.
The problem is the poop-out, sometimes disappointingly rapid, of the mirtazapine. In my experience mirtazapine lasted for six months and then stopped, just stopped. I then gave it up for several years, went back to it, and had it work for about two days.
Effexor XR, on the other hand, is like the Energizer Bunny--it just keeps working and working.
So the problem with the California Rocket Fuel, like real rocket fuel, is that it only burns for a limited time. Then you're left with the Effexor, which is not a bad thing to be left with.
Just so you know: During the six months the California Rocket Fuel worked for me, I: started a new love relationship that lasted for six years; I switched careers to one that was vastly more fulfilling; and I moved from my miserable apartment in Providence RI to a lovely place in Brookline, Mass. So, when it worked, it really worked. It was sad when it stopped.
Your mileage, of course, may vary.
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