Posted by JohnL on November 28, 2000, at 3:30:48
In reply to Chefs recipe for Effexor., posted by felix on November 27, 2000, at 22:45:48
Interesting post. If I may offer some general comments, here are two that popped into my mind right away:
1) I'm glad you found something that works. But to assume the same thing will work with someone else is fiction. Everybody's chemistry, faults in chemistry, genetics, metabolism, and circumstances are unique.
2) Experimenting with different drugs and different dosing techniques is a good idea in my opinion, as evidenced by your success. Minor changes can yield major results.Drug companies as I see it are no different than any other product-manufacturing company, whether it be widgets, toasters, or whatever. They're just groups of people with interests and careers and their livelihood is determined by how well they meet the needs of the consumer. I've never heard of a drug company wanting someone to take a drug forever. It's usually a doctor that says that, or one's own realization, but not the drug company.
Paxil apparently acts as a neurotransmitter stabilizer with you. With someone else it could do just the opposite.
50mg Paxil? Whew. I know of very few people that could handle that size of a dose. You must be one tough cookie.
If a drug is bullseye right on target for one's own chemistry it could probably be taken as needed. But more often the drug is a bit off target and instead works through domino chain reactions that take time. In those more common situations, it is very important to keep taking the drug continuously. Stopping and restarting often only aggravates the chemistry and makes it worse or resistant in the longrun.
I'm glad you found something you're happy with. If only it worked for everyone. (sigh) But I think the hidden moral of the story in your post is that trying different creative strategies can make the difference between OK and real good.
I often make the same mistake myself, that is, I suggest people try Adrafinil and/or Amisulpride because they work so well with me. Usually though I make those suggestions to others who have had disappointments with more common serotonin drugs or disappointments with drugs that also didn't work for me. But in reality, it's very difficult to assume that what works for you or me will work for someone else. I wish it were that easy.
John
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