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Post by duloxetine_queen » Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:52 pm

does anyone find medication helpful for depression? i've been on fluoxetine, paroxetine, citalopram and now duloxetine over an 11 or 12 year period without any noticeable effect on my mood but with various more or less unwanted side effects.
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Post by kiwi33 » Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:59 am

Fluoxetine, paroxetine and citalopram are all SSRIs (ie, they inhibit the reuptake of the neurotransmitter, serotonin). Duloxetine does this but also inhibits re-uptake of nor-adrenalin and is therefore classified as an SNSRI.

Earlier this year I was diagnosed with MDD and have been on another SNSRI, Effexor (150 mg/day).

This has worked well for me - maybe something you could discuss with your GP/psychiatrist?
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Post by duloxetine_queen » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:31 am

thank you.
i work in mental health so i'm quite aware of different meds and the ways they work!
GP doesn't want to put me on venlafaxine (effexor) because it tends to have stronger side effects and generally i get all and every potential side effect of any meds i'm on!
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Post by kiwi33 » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:54 am

Ah, sorry about that :oops:
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Post by Spidey » Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:30 pm

I think there's a post in Sourcebook about meds and stuff..
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Post by Roxi » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:16 pm

Do you have dysthymia - because that makes it somewhat harder ....

I am on Trazodone (a serotonin antagonist reuptake inhibitor) --it's been working for me on some levels, keeps things nice n stable, helps with anxiety too and I sleep sooo well on it :) ...and no bad side effects.

I don't like ssri's .....just don't, even though I have never been on any. my p-doc wanted to give me sertraline and I refused so we negotiated and came up with trazodone and I am happy with it so far

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Post by Licentia Poetica » Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:26 am

I've tried over 20 combinations of drugs over 6 years and I finally found one that worked.

Get a good doctor and don't give up.
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