Posted by SLS on April 23, 2016, at 6:12:52
In reply to Re: Nortriptyline, Buspar, Serotonin - SLS, posted by JohnWatford on April 23, 2016, at 0:23:25
> I have been on lexapro and have had a response but not enough so dr added 10mg nortriptylene with a view to go to 25mg. Do you think this might have similar success you experienced with sertralne and nortriptylene?
I doubt it, but you might as well give your doctor a chance to do it his way before asking him to raise the dosage of nortriptyline to that which is typically therapeutic. Use blood tests along the way to help guide your dosing.
I had partial success with a combination of venlafaxine 300 mg/day and nortriptyline 75 mg/day. I probably would have responded better had we gone up to 150 mg/day on the nortriptyline, which we subsequently learned is what is therapeutic for me based upon clinical response and blood levels.
I have never had success with combination treatments unless each drug is administered at full therapeutic dosages. I am just one case, though.
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