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Posted by awalkingpharmacy on October 11, 2005, at 13:05:34
Hi - I have been suffering from treatment resistant depression for four long years. I have tried almost every combination (cocktails) of SSRI's SNRI's with TCA's and drugs like topomax, risperdal and lithium in an effort to augment the drugs and break this illness.''
I have a really good sense of what isnt working and my dr. is with me on most of my conclusions. I want to take 20mg Cymbalta with a low 75mg dose of Effexor XR. I have been on both of these separately (up to as much as 80mg on Cymbalta and 300 on Eff - augmented with desipramine. Neither could get me over the ""hump". If you can combine SSRI's in treatment why not the SNRI's? Would welcome anybody's thoughts or comments on this idea. I hope everyone here finds their way out of this hell - it is certainly an illness, not a weakness of character!
Thanks.
Posted by Glydin on October 11, 2005, at 16:39:59
In reply to Has anyone taken Effexor XR and Cymbalta together?, posted by awalkingpharmacy on October 11, 2005, at 13:05:34
> If you can combine SSRI's in treatment why not the SNRI's? Would welcome anybody's thoughts or comments on this idea. I hope everyone here finds their way out of this hell - it is certainly an illness, not a weakness of character!
>
> Thanks.I'm sorry you are struggling.
Do docs combine SSRI's? I'm just asking because I don't know of any that do due to fear of serotonin syndrome.
Posted by Phillipa on October 11, 2005, at 18:47:04
In reply to Re: Has anyone taken Effexor XR and Cymbalta together?, posted by Glydin on October 11, 2005, at 16:39:59
That's what I was going to say. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by awalkingpharmacy on October 16, 2005, at 19:17:15
In reply to Re: Has anyone taken Effexor XR and Cymbalta together?, posted by Phillipa on October 11, 2005, at 18:47:04
Hi and thanks for responding to my post!
Yes, in cases of treatment reisistant depression, they may combine Celexa with Luvox or Prozac if the one drug is not working - supposedly this is to "boost the levels of serotonin"
All I know is that I am getting so tired of being so full of medications and still not better.
Best,
Marcy
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