Posted by Mary Ann on February 28, 2001, at 15:39:29
In reply to Re: URGENT - Need info on Serzone, posted by Alli on February 28, 2001, at 14:57:02
Personally, I find it better to "wade in" rather than jump in. My body couldn't handle 100 mg for the first dose, I ended up in the ER. A pdoc is a psychiatric physician, pdoc for short. I am doing much better "wading in." When I was on Prozac, I was taking 20 mg/daily, but my doctor wanted to up my meds to 40/mg daily Prozac and add Wellbutrin to compensate for the sexual side effects. He also said I could try Serzone, which I opted to do. I will let you know how it goes for me with my optimal dose (300 mg/daily). The dosage amount of the drug is different with each drug. 300 mg of Serzone could equal 20 mg of Prozac...it's all in the formulation of the drug and its properties, half life, etc.
If I were you, I would try the Serzone, because if you try it and it didn't work for you, at least you know for sure. It might be exactly what you need. I would rather rule out 10 drugs in the hopes of hitting the right one (or combination) rather than pass on the right one because I was apprehensive about it. Good luck and let us know how it works out for you.
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