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Posted by rjlockhart37 on May 27, 2015, at 18:28:05
im on 60 right now, i was on 80 about 5 years ago and it did work well, but then the doctor at the rehab decreased it and refused to go back up, bite my tongue on my opionion '
but im going back in soon to see my doctor, the obvious thing really that im depressed is to increase the prozac to 80mg, but she says she doenst want to do it, it's for OCD patients.....differnt doctors have differnt ways of doing things, but she said im still depressed she would start lithium.....
i don't why it can't be increased.....
Posted by don wiener on June 9, 2015, at 15:18:03
In reply to 80mg of fluoxetine, posted by rjlockhart37 on May 27, 2015, at 18:28:05
I have taken 80 mg for 20 years, and it is not just for OCD. There is no research on 80 mg, except for OCD, but that doesn't mean that hundreds of thousands of people don't take 80 mg for depression. If you can tolerate, and you need it, find an MD that will prescribe it. I once had an MD who said it was just a number, everyone's different, and he had patients over 100 mg. On the other hand, the most used augmentation is bupropion, and that works for some w/out having to increase the fluoxetine. It is among the most studied drugs in world history and if there was a problem with it at 80 mg., we'd know it. If your MD is not a psychopharmacologist, you need to find one. Don
Posted by don wiener on June 9, 2015, at 15:19:10
In reply to 80mg of fluoxetine, posted by rjlockhart37 on May 27, 2015, at 18:28:05
I have taken 80 mg for 20 years, and it is not just for OCD. There is no research on 80 mg, except for OCD, but that doesn't mean that hundreds of thousands of people don't take 80 mg for depression. If you can tolerate, and you need it, find an MD that will prescribe it. I once had an MD who said it was just a number, everyone's different, and he had patients over 100 mg. On the other hand, the most used augmentation is bupropion, and that works for some w/out having to increase the fluoxetine. It is among the most studied drugs in world history and if there was a problem with it at 80 mg., we'd know it. If your MD is not a psychopharmacologist, you need to find one. Don
Posted by rjlockhart37 on June 22, 2015, at 17:32:08
In reply to Re: 80mg of fluoxetine, posted by don wiener on June 9, 2015, at 15:18:03
thanks
Posted by don wiener on June 22, 2015, at 17:42:12
In reply to Re: 80mg of fluoxetine, posted by rjlockhart37 on June 22, 2015, at 17:32:08
Unfortunately I have become a lay expert on fluoxetine. One of the first people in U.S. to take it to 80, and my psycho-doc had some people at 100 and 120. His practice was in one of the clinical trials before it was approved by the FDA. So unless you have a liver disease, are 90 years old, or weigh under 90 lbs, there is no medical issue. The issue for me has been, always, it makes me sleepy and spacey. I've tried p.m., a.m. and splitting the dose, nothing worked. So I take 30 mg Adderall SR and 400 mg Bupropion, with the fluoxetine in the a.m. Is life perfect? No. But I can function. Best, Don
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