Posted by Pfinstegg on June 12, 2004, at 16:10:05
In reply to Any amateur therps wanna take this on?, posted by Racer on June 12, 2004, at 14:33:53
I understand how bad the side effects of those drugs can be. Since you are in an interim situation with Dr. EyeCandy, what about taking very low doses (even levels considered sub-therapeutic) of Lexapro and Wellbutrin. It's possible to take 10 or even 5 mg. of Lexapro, and 75, or 37.5 mg. of the old-fashioned non sustained release form of Wellbutrin. These might help a bit to take the edge off while you are developing an alliance with your new therapist. By taking those two at such low levels,it's similiar to taking an MAOI at low doses- i,e,. it will raise serotonin, epinephrine and even dopamine a bit, but you shouldn't be bothered by weight gain, anhedonia or major difficulties with orgasm- you might have a little, but the Wellbutrin usually helps a lot with that.
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