Posted by Cindy W on January 31, 2000, at 20:38:07
In reply to Re: Effexor XR and Serzone - to Noa, posted by Cam W. on January 29, 2000, at 14:25:32
> > I used to take Desyrel(Trazodone) for sleep, in a small amount (25 mg.). After a couple of years, it stopped working as well, especially with an increased dose of effexor xr. So I started to take 50 mg, but after a while, when I needed to augment my cocktail anyway, my doc suggested switching from trazodone to serzone. The differences are: 1) as Cam said, the trazodone is a generic so it costs a lot less, and you need less as a sedative/sleep agent. 2) trazodone, for me, was faster acting and more intensely sedating, but also wore off quicker.
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> Noa - Thanks for the insight. Much appreciated.
> - Cam W.
Noa and Cam, thanks for the info about combining Effexor and Serzone! Am going to try combining Effexor-XR (was on 225 mg/day, now going to 300 mg/day) with the tiny amount of Serzone I have started taking at night (about 25-30 mg/day...a fourth of a 150 mg/day tablet). Think this will work.--Cindy
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