Posted by FredPotter on April 2, 2015, at 11:55:42
In reply to Re: Effexor + Mirtazapine MORE effective than PARNATE! » vanvog, posted by SLS on March 12, 2013, at 8:36:26
> > I found this study of Parnate vs. a combo of Effexor and Mirtazapine which seems to indicate that the combo is twice as effective for MOST treatment resistant patients.
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> > Free full article:
> > http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/data/Journals/AJP/3775/06aj1531.PDF
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> This particular arm of the STAR*D study is meaningless.
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> "The mean daily dose at exit for tranylcypromine was 36.9"
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> The low dosage of Parnate used was woefully inadequate to treat depression. Most people don't respond to Parnate until a dosage of 40 - 80 mg/day is reached.
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> http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleID=98116
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> - ScottHi Scott The guide for MAOI dosage seems to be that which causes orthostatic hypotension which gets more pronounced 2 minutes later. I don't know why this should be so. Also some people have said of Nardil that the dosage should be approximately 1mg per Kg body weight per day. I'm 90Kg so I'm lucky. It's tough on people who weigh 120Kg as doctors willing to prescribe 120mg per day are as rare as rocking horse sh*t
Fred
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