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Posted by nooreddin on July 31, 2006, at 7:13:53
my doctor suggest adding effexor to celexa for depression and social anxiety,anyone have tried combination of effexor with ssris and how do you find it.
thank you for any information.noor
Posted by silvercoin on July 31, 2006, at 8:12:09
In reply to effexor ssri combination, posted by nooreddin on July 31, 2006, at 7:13:53
> my doctor suggest adding effexor to celexa for depression and social anxiety,anyone have tried combination of effexor with ssris and how do you find it.
> thank you for any information.
>
> noor
There is some risk of serotonin syndrome using two serotonergic agents, but I have no idea how great the risk is. I would suggest using one or the other.Todd
Posted by ed_uk on July 31, 2006, at 13:39:12
In reply to effexor ssri combination, posted by nooreddin on July 31, 2006, at 7:13:53
Hi
>my doctor suggest adding effexor to celexa for depression and social anxiety,anyone have tried combination of effexor with ssris and how do you find it
It's not a logical combination, Effexor is a very potent serotonin reuptake inhibitor - combining it with an SSRI doesn't make sense. It would probably be better just to take the Effexor on its own (or Celexa on its own, but it sounds like you've already tried that).
What dose of Celexa are you taking? For how long?
Regards
Ed
Posted by Maximus on July 31, 2006, at 15:37:23
In reply to Re: effexor ssri combination » nooreddin, posted by ed_uk on July 31, 2006, at 13:39:12
> It's not a logical combination, Effexor is a very potent serotonin reuptake inhibitor - combining it with an SSRI doesn't make sense. It would probably be better just to take the Effexor on its own (or Celexa on its own, but it sounds like you've already tried that).
> Regards
>
> Ed
No Ed. It is a very logical choice. I am on a combo of Effexor and Cipralex. It works great. I need some stimulation from an AD, but i'm not able to tolerate more than 225 mg of Effexor. So 10 mg of Cipralex comes to the rescue. Bye.
Posted by linkadge on July 31, 2006, at 16:15:34
In reply to Re: effexor ssri combination » ed_uk, posted by Maximus on July 31, 2006, at 15:37:23
I felt really good for a few days when I was swiching from celexa over to effexor. After a few days it waned. I figured it was due to having some citalopram left in the system.
I personally found effexor very noradrenergic, since I had a significant increase in pulse and blood pressure at just 75mg.
Some people may just need a different ratio of ser/nor.
Linkadge
Posted by nooreddin on August 1, 2006, at 1:14:24
In reply to Re: effexor ssri combination » nooreddin, posted by ed_uk on July 31, 2006, at 13:39:12
i had been on celexa 40 mg for many years,it is good for depression more than anxiety,i have tried effexor before,it was good for anxiety but week for my depression,when i converted from celexa to effexor i felt much better as some dose of celexa was still in my body.i am thinking wheather the antidepressant and anxiolytic effect of both celexa and effexor will be additive when they are taken in combination?
Posted by ed_uk on August 2, 2006, at 11:02:49
In reply to Re: effexor ssri combination » ed_uk, posted by Maximus on July 31, 2006, at 15:37:23
>No Ed. It is a very logical choice.
OK, but for *most people*, it wouldn't be a logical combination.
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