Posted by Sprat on November 11, 2014, at 23:08:07
In reply to Re: For those with anxiety - Prozac + Effexor question, posted by Christ_empowered on November 11, 2014, at 7:50:17
> can you take Pristiq? Some peoples' insurance has weird rules...
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> ...I was just thinking...Effexor starts out as an SSRI (I think...) at low doses. Then you start hitting NE and at very high doses you hit dopamine.
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> If you could take Cymbalta or Pristiq, you could start at a therapeutic dose with dual reuptake inhibition. Cymbalta is generic now.
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> Just a thought. When you were on SSRI drugs and got agitated, did the AP and Klonopin help at all?Thanks for the idea, but I live in little ol' NZ where we have a much smaller selection of drugs to choose from! I'm pretty sure we have neither Cymbalta or Pristiq.
When I tried the Prozac I wasn't on the AP or klonopin, I was just switching from Paxil to Prozac. When the Paxil first worked, I didn't need any other medications with it.
Thanks
Sprat
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