Posted by dcruik518 on August 8, 2008, at 11:52:25
In reply to Re: NORTRIPTYLINE - please keep us updated » dcruik518, posted by SLS on August 8, 2008, at 5:53:07
> > According to the guy at psychotropicalresearch.com the zoloft + nortryptyline combo is supposed to work especially well and be be especially safe. Right now I'm taking Pristiq and doing okay, but I'd like to try this combo next. I was thinking of 100 mg of each. Anybody know the ideal dosages?
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> Zoloft 100-200mg
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> If you want, you could add nortriptyline to Pristiq. If that produces only a partial response, I would then switch to Zoloft and add Wellbutrin if necessary.
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> I found that Effexor + nortriptyline produced a signfificant, long-term improvement for me. Using Pristiq in place of Effexor makes sense to me.
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Thanks, Scott. I'll try that first. You may have read this already, as you seem familiar with the concepts, but I'll give you this link anyway. It's about using Nortryptyline with SSRI's as being superior to the current SNRI's as a way to sufficiently boost NE and not just Serotonin.
http://www.psychotropical.com/dual_action_ads.shtmlDwight
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