Posted by yeltom on April 27, 2003, at 12:45:46
In reply to Re: 1st day on strattera 40mg, posted by Stacey fu on April 22, 2003, at 6:34:15
> > Hi there,
> > I am on zoloft and strattera. There is no negative impact, according to the data/literature, of using SSRI's with Strattera. However, starting at 40 is pretty fast. I started at 10 and am now on week 3 up to 30 mg. I get minor side effects the first day or so after I up the dose but then they pass. I had a very hard time coming off of prozac with lots of nausea so that could be part of your problem. I would definitely talk to your doctor about going down to 10 mg on the strattera and starting again slowly. Also, there's no reason to go off the Prozac if you still need it. Hope this helps. You might also want to view the other strattera thread.
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> No, no no. Do NOT take the Prozac along with the Strattera. The two are both metabolized through the CYP2D6 cytochrome pathway of the liver, and there can be serious adverse affects if used together. Paxil and Prozac are not good choices. I would strongly suggest going to your pdoc and getting switched to another SSRI. And don't listen to suggestions of people who don't have medical knowledgeStacey Fu: Where did you get this information? My knowledgeable board-certified psychiatrist just prescribed straterra with my prozac. From what I understand, there isn't a risk of serious adverse effects; you just are likely to need less Strattera.
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