Posted by Automated Lady on May 5, 2002, at 9:02:10
Just wanted to ask Americans... is it not really weird and scary to take such big combinations of drugs? In the UK it's rare to get prescribed more than one at a time (certainly not combinations like Efexor/Wellbutrin, which I've had suggested on this site). Prescribing 1 at a time doesn't work for me because i have real problems with motivation on just SSRIs, but doctors I've suggested combining to have been horrified at the idea (but the expense may have been something to do with that reaction) ;-) Do you not find you just get a huge raft of side effects?
I'm also a bit worried by what I've heard about SSRIs.. that because they increase the amount of neurotransmitters in the brain the brain responds by reducing the number of receptors... taking you back to square one (in fact worse when you come off them). is this true? then what's the point?
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