Posted by Oppycat on August 1, 2007, at 12:11:17
In reply to Re: Why do all anti-depressants make me anxious, posted by JohnSky on August 1, 2007, at 9:28:37
> I wondered about keeping the anti-depressant dose low as to not create anxiety and aggitation... my concern was would a anti-depressent work at lower doses than the marketed targeted dose. I am on EMSAM and I'm wondering if a 3mg level would help me instead of the minimum suggested dose of 6mg.
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> JohnJohn,
Like you, virtually all antidepressants can hyperanxiety for me at the therapeutic dosage or below. The only exceptions to that are MAO's. When Parnate finally pooped out on me after many years, I experimented with other AD's at low doses. Currently, I am taking 15mg Remeron and 10mg Lexapro. I am doing pretty well on that combo along with 1mg Ativan, 900mg Trileptal, and 40mg Adderall XR. Incidentally, I am not bipolar. Perhaps a combo of 2 AD's at low doses will work for you, too.
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