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Posted by linkadge on July 31, 2005, at 19:38:35
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Linkadge
Posted by Phillipa on July 31, 2005, at 23:09:12
In reply to ed are you still on citalopram monotherapy ?, posted by linkadge on July 31, 2005, at 19:38:35
Link, I think he is. He didn't mention changing meds in his E-mail today. Fondly, phillipa
Posted by Meri-Tuuli on August 1, 2005, at 6:09:04
In reply to Re: ed are you still on citalopram monotherapy ? » linkadge, posted by Phillipa on July 31, 2005, at 23:09:12
Whats monotherapy? Sorry for being dim and interupting!
Posted by Bill LL on August 1, 2005, at 9:54:48
In reply to Re: ed are you still on citalopram monotherapy ?, posted by Meri-Tuuli on August 1, 2005, at 6:09:04
You are not being either dim or interupting. Monotherapy means that you are only taking one medication for your symptoms. When people take more than one medication for a condition, it's called either poly-pharmacy or a drug cocktail, or augmentation. There are also some other terms for it.
For mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, sleep problems, ADD, OCD, personality disorders, bipolar, etc many people take more than just one drug.
> Whats monotherapy? Sorry for being dim and interupting!
>
Posted by ed_uk on August 1, 2005, at 14:43:37
In reply to ed are you still on citalopram monotherapy ?, posted by linkadge on July 31, 2005, at 19:38:35
Hi Link,
I've been taking 80mg citalopram for the last few weeks, I'm down to 60mg now.
~Ed
Posted by Meri-Tuuli on August 1, 2005, at 16:26:05
In reply to Re: ed are you still on citalopram monotherapy ? » linkadge, posted by ed_uk on August 1, 2005, at 14:43:37
Thanks Bill.
Here in the UK everybody is in monotherapy - for some reason our GPs have a phobia against prescribing a combo of drugs!
Meri-Tuuli
Posted by Bill LL on August 2, 2005, at 10:54:19
In reply to Re: ed are you still on citalopram monotherapy ?, posted by Meri-Tuuli on August 1, 2005, at 16:26:05
Even here in the states, I think that pdocs tend to be more aggressive than gp's with combos. Fortunately, my GP is fearless. I am on a combo of Provigil (modafinil) 400mg and Lexapro (escitalopram) 15mg. Provigil alone wouldn't be enough for my depression. But Lexapro alone leaves me a bit too tired, and doesn't help enough with my ADD symptoms. The combo is very good so far. But I need to give it more time to see if it holds up before I declare victory.
> Thanks Bill.
>
> Here in the UK everybody is in monotherapy - for some reason our GPs have a phobia against prescribing a combo of drugs!
>
> Meri-Tuuli
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