Posted by saturn on November 16, 2006, at 8:01:11
In reply to Re: Anyone intolerant of SSRI's and/or stims?, posted by Phillipa on November 15, 2006, at 18:26:48
> Just curious have you tried luvox? It's the only SSRI I can tolerate. But am on low doses now. In the past I took higher doses. Love Phillipa
Hi Phillipa,
I took Prozac for nearly a year (30 mg). It caused a rapid heart rate, insomnia and sexual side effects with minimal benefits.
And after severe chest pain following 2 days on Zoloft I doubt I'll ever try another SSRI again ( I was not taking any other meds). I can deal with annoyances but chest pain I won't mess around with.
I'll bet 9/10 docs would say I'm exaggerating my response to SSRI's or a hypochondriac because they are so safe and used practically every population, but I know how I respond. Perhaps I might tolerate another SSRI but I also thought I **might** tolerate a different stimulant when I couldn't tolerate Ritalin and I ended up in the hospital after brief trials of Adderall and Dexedrine. Now I'm gun-shy. Thanks so much for your suggestion...Saturn.
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