Posted by banga on April 20, 2005, at 19:54:16
In reply to Re: Desipramine blood levels, posted by med_empowered on April 20, 2005, at 19:45:38
> hey! When I asked an old shrink about the blood-level tests for TCAs, she said she only did them on old and/or impaired people, or people on "tricky" drug combos, and then the tests were really just to screen for potential toxicity...the tests, it seems, aren't as good as say, lithium blood-tests, in determining adequate dosage.
Well I guess I fall in the tricky med combo, as my Abilify potentiates the desipramine. For this reason I have been only taking 75mg desipramine..
but now wondering if I would like to increase that med as opposed to others.Thought it might be good to check the blood levels.
Thanks!
poster:banga
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