Posted by Andre Allard on January 10, 2001, at 13:14:16
In reply to which AD for chronic depression?, posted by ItsJustMe on January 5, 2001, at 4:11:05
Just like stjames wrote. SSRIs tend not to be efficient in severe and chronic cases of depression.
Before I began my second trial of effexor I researched the drug extensivly. What I found over and over again was that effexor was equal to and more often better than others at decreases depression scores.
What this means is that although an SSRI might improve your symptoms by 50%, which is considered a response, effexor has be shown to improve symptoms beyond 50%.
From what I researched I also came to a conclusion that of all the ADs, effexor tends to give a maximum response and lowers depression scores the greatest.
poster:Andre Allard
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