Posted by tony p on April 29, 2014, at 1:18:15
In reply to Re: Why Are Medication Combos Increasing In # Of Meds?, posted by Christ_empowered on April 11, 2014, at 22:39:41
I think what we read here is biased towards those with "treatment-resistant" depression, which tends to lead to med cocktails. If Paxil alone works a miracle for someone (as it apparently does for about 30% of depressed people), why would they post here?
I can only tolerate low to moderate doses of SSRIs, so I need other meds to broaden the approach. I would love to have just one or two meds that work, but I just don't respond that way.
I also think that Dopamine is the Cinderella of receptors, partly through fear of addiction - so maybe pdocs/patients add other drugs to try to regain the joy in living that many of us just don't experience with the SSRIs and other monotherapies. Cipralex keeps me from feeling suicidal, but can you say an-he-do-ni-a boys & girls?
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