Posted by Quintal on June 6, 2007, at 16:45:42
In reply to Mirtazapine, posted by Squiggles on June 4, 2007, at 19:33:17
I took mirtazapine (trade name Zispin here) a number of years ago and it just made me slow and heavy with a lot of fluid retention. If this is the only AD your friend has had a good response to maybe she could ask her pdoc to consider trying the 'California Rocket Fuel' combo? There are a number of variations to it, most simply mirtazapine (Remeron) + venlafaxine (Effexor), and sometimes bupropion (Wellbutrin) is added. In combination these drugs are said to offset some of the side effects of mirtazapine, like sedation, cognitive impairment and weight gain. Mirtazapine and bupropion are said to offset some of the sexual side effects of venlafaxine. There's a section in one of my psychopharmacology textbooks explaining the dynamics of it in more detail if you would like to know.
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