Posted by Ritch on July 13, 2002, at 17:48:34
In reply to PAXIL at 5 mg/d: any experience at this dosage?, posted by dazednconfused on July 12, 2002, at 11:41:52
> Hi to all,
> I was on Paxil at 20 mg for months with a lot of side effects, in particular sexuals s/e (loss of libido) and dizziness.
> I've noticed that if i take only 5 mg/d i do not suffer of any side effects or disease.
> Has 5 mg/d of Paxil any therapeutic effect, or it is too low dosage?
> Have you had any experience on this subterapeutic dosage?
> I'm currently haveing reboxetine at 4 mg/d too.
> Thanks for your share.
Hi,This is an interesting topic. I think there are a lot of people out there who respond quite well to "subtherapeutic" doses just fine. I am bipolar so that probably explains my AD sensitivity-but I wonder if there are many unipolar depressives who would benefit from similar very low doses as well. IOW, are there a lot of folks who crash and burn on SSRI's due to side-effects, that simply needed to take a much lower dosage to feel OK? I am in a seasonal bipolar depression right now and I am taking 12.5mg of Effexor + 18.75mg of Wellbutrin (plus Depakote-Klonopin), and that is about all I can stand to take and I feel "ok". I tried up to 37.5mg of Effexor (with no WB), and got hypomanic, then I backed it down and added a little WB. So far so good.
Mitch
Mitch
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