Posted by B Day on October 24, 2000, at 20:45:29
In reply to Diminishing SSRI effects--what now?, posted by Rebecca on October 24, 2000, at 19:21:03
Rebecca,
MK1 may be right on the money suggesting that an augmentation for Celexa might be worth trying. On this board it seems that some folks have had success combining Celexa with one of the non-SSRI ADs such as Wellbutrin, Serzone, Effexor, etc. or one of the meds used as mood stabilizers such as Lithium, Depakote or Neurontin, etc.
It seems that in some instances such combinations work well where monotherapy has failed or pooped out although being new to this information myself, I couldn't say any more than that. I believe there's some info regarding this in the tips section of this web site as well.
I've also read in a number of sources that usually doses of Celexa above 40mg and especially above 60mg are increasingly ineffective in depression relief. The usual dosing is 20 to 40mg. Perhaps at those levels the addition another, appropriate med might bolster Celexa's effectiveness for you. Being a novice of course, I'm speculating here.
I suppose it might be possible that persons with a similar experiences to your own might have non psychiatric medical or other issues working as contributors to their unpleasant conditions as well.
From he who knows little, good luck with this.
B
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