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Re: Ok, Fluoxetine is the most stimulating SSRI...

Posted by Jamal Spelling on September 16, 2007, at 16:09:42

In reply to Re: Ok, Fluoxetine is the most stimulating SSRI... » Jamal Spelling, posted by Amigan on September 16, 2007, at 15:19:54

> One last question about this subject, please:
> Is effexor (which is a SNRI) more CNS stimulative than fluoxetine?

On average, yes. But your mileage may vary. Some people find Effexor sedating.

> The reason that i'm asking this, is that my doctor has prescribe a combination of lexotanil (bromazepam) with prozac, because of an anxiety/panic disorder i have, and lexotanil makes me drowsy.
> Lowering the dose is not an option for me because it makes the anxiety to reoccur.
> IF efexor is indeed more potent in that direction, i could persuade my doctor to prescribe me this med instead of prozac. I believe that this would help me fight the disorder and the fatigue.

I rather doubt that benzodiazepine sedation could be counteracted with an SSRI or SNRI. Perhaps try a less sedating benzodiazepine instead. As time passes and you become tolerant to the effects of bromazepam, it may also become less sedating. Moreover, SSRIs / SNRIs may actually aggrevate anxiety, so possibly you might try a less stimulating SSRI.

Jamal


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