Posted by cybercafe on January 24, 2003, at 12:59:57
In reply to Re: Ritch » rainbowlight, posted by Ritch on January 22, 2003, at 23:43:45
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> Hi, I know what you mean. Barf=can't take this medicine, sorry! Thanks for listing your meds/dosages. I found Zoloft great for depression/panic, etc., BUT it created so much nausea and diarrhea that I could't hack it. The first and simplest thing that might be done is to switch SSRI's (since Z. works so well for your anx.). As far as personal experience with SSRI-induced nausea goes I got the least from Prozac and Celexa. I did get nausea for a few days with Prozac and Celexa, but it did fade rapidly, Zoloft nausea did not fade at all. I would ask your pdoc about a flip from Zoloft to either Prozac, Celexa, or Lexapro and see what happens.... OH, just a postscript here, but the the Zoloft induced nausea may just SEEM like Remeron withdrawal...hmmm.. is that because zoloft hits dopamine the strongest and dopamine chemoreceptors cause nausea/emesis/vomiting...?
i think thats why anti-dopamine/anti-psychotic drugs are used to relieve nausea (from cancer treatment mostly, i think)i would like to think that instead of some hellish lifetime of trial and error, there can be a smart way to predict which drugs are more or less likely to give you certain effects
heh... i think all patients with treatment resistant mental illness should be given access to courses in psychopharmacology, functional neuroanatomy, and genetics, at the very least
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