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Re: Restless legs and Effexor » Fred Potter

Posted by SLS on September 24, 2001, at 0:06:33

In reply to Re: Restless legs and Effexor, posted by Fred Potter on September 23, 2001, at 17:25:49

> Thanks for all the helpful comments. It sounds like Wellbutrin might be an idea. Trying a benzo is a bit of a joke. I'd be more likely to get cocaine from the doctors round here. I was recently brought off Xanax in a week by a doctor who seems to think it's both morally and pharmacologically evil.


Hi Fred.

If for some reason you decide that you must discontinue Effexor, perhaps desipramine would be the right drug for you. Doxepin and Effexor are both serotonergic. Doxepin and Effexor are also noradrenergic. Of the two, I would suspect that it is the serotonergic component that is contributing most to the leg thing (I'm not completely sure). Perhaps it is the NE reuptake inhibition that is most important for you. Desipramine is usually considered devoid of serotonergic activity. Nortriptyline would also represent an alternative in this scenario. Many people respond much better to one than the other.

If you have already tried this, never mind.

:-)


- Scott

 

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