Posted by BorgMan on September 16, 2004, at 17:24:20
In reply to Re: Cymbalta Newbie and Psycho-Babble Newbie, posted by cache-monkey on September 16, 2004, at 13:58:28
cache-monkey,
I appreciate your friendly welcome to this board.
Mixing Prozac, a SSRI, with Cymbalta, a SNRI can make both more potent. This is beneficial for folks, like me, who need a lot of Serotonin and Norepinephrine to not be extremely depressed. Does that make sense? I can feel when Serotonin Syndrom is coming on and I don't feel that with this combination, yet.
BorgMan
> > At any rate, my diagnosis is Depression and Anxiety. There are many different types of Depression and Anxiety disorders. I don’t fall neatly into any one of them. Ah yes... There is the 'Treatment Resistant Depression' classification… I’ll go with that!
> >
> > I have tried many different drugs over the last 12 years:
> > MAOIs (My PDoc combined Nardil with Luvox and I spent a couple of weeks in the hospital with Serotonin Syndrome!)
> > TCAs
> > SSRIs
> > ECT!!!
> > Antipsychotics
> > Mood Stabilizers
> > Augmenters
> >
> > I’ve been on Cymbalta for a couple of days. “Please, God… Please, let it be different from all the rest. I’m not looking for a cure just some relief!”.
> >
> > Any support you guys would give me would be greatly appreciated. I feel so isolated. It would be great to converse with others that understand.
> >
> > Oh... just to complicate things, I also take:
> > 80mgs Prozac
> > 800mgs Seroquel
> > 1200mgs Neurontin
> > 8mgs Lorazepam
> > LIKE MANY OF YOU, I'M A WALKING PHARMACY!
> >
> > (Poly)psychopharmacology (<-- is that the right word?) that is, [mixing meds] was taboo ten years ago. Now, anything goes with psychotropics!
>
> My heart goes out to you BorgMan. Trying to even find the path to wellness can be so frustrating (let alone climbing up it). Good luck with the Cymbalta, I hope it works for you!
>
> One thing, though, I think that Cymbalta should be used with caution when mixed with Prozac. Both work on 5-HT reuptake, and so serotonin syndrome is possible here. Is this the same psychiatrist who mixed the Nardil and Luvox? If so, I'd consider getting a second opinion. Of course, it may very well be that there's a solid rationale behind this, but I just thought I'd put that out there.
>
> Also, just so you know, there's an additional board (Psycho-Social-Babble) which is a good place to chat about what you've been going through and get more social-type support.
>
> Best,
> cache-monkey
>
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