Posted by sowhysosad on September 11, 2009, at 20:46:22
In reply to Re: Increasing SSRI/SNRI above the 'regular' doses » sowhysosad, posted by zzzz7 on September 11, 2009, at 18:29:32
I'm on low-dose (10mg) generic Prozac at the moment which helps a little, but still suffer bouts of tachycardia accompanied by agitation/dysphoria.
I'm guessing it's caused by the fluoxetine's effect on norepinephrine (through 5-HT2C antagonism) rather than its serotonergic action. I'm hoping to switch to a cleaner SSRI instead.
But when the sensitivity was at its worst, low-dose Cipralex (Lexapro) and even small amounts of 5-HTP were causing anxiety and insomnia.
> What are you able to take/what have you tried to do vis-a-vis your depression given your sensitivity to SSRIs now?
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