Posted by Mark H. on May 1, 2000, at 1:31:34
In reply to Re: Short Trial vs Long Waits, posted by dove on April 30, 2000, at 10:57:48
Dove,
I could finally open your post tonight -- thank you so much for the validation and for sharing your similar experiences. I've learned to start EVERY new drug at 1/4 whatever the doctor says the first dose should be. 20mg of Prozac was completely insane as an opening dosage for me. My doctor thought I should start Ritalin at 40mg a day. For the first half- year, 2.5 mg a day was PLENTY.
The most joyous thing I've learned through experimentation -- forgive me if you've seen me write this half-a-dozen times before -- is that Ritalin and Pindolol both seem to potentiate Effexor, so that I can hold my dosage steady at 150mg once a day and actually get a BETTER AD effect than when I had to take 600 or more mg a day without adjunctives. At 600mg a day plus, I would start having withdrawal symptoms six hours after taking my last dose. It was like being on a street drug or something. And the side effects increased with the dosage.
Your writing is beautiful. Thank you so much for putting me in your sights today.
Mark H.
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