Posted by bleauberry on October 18, 2008, at 9:36:17
In reply to hey, posted by sam K on October 16, 2008, at 23:25:09
Since prozac and zyprexa go together like peanut butter n jelly, you might ask for that. They turbocharge the overall effectiveness. It has been tested successfully for treatment resistant depression and is prescribed for bipolar depression. They tend to cancel out much of each other's side effects. You wouldn't want Symbyax, though, which is the pill with both meds in it. You would want them separate so you can adjust doses of each individually. For example you might like a higher dose of zyprexa and a lower dose of prozac, or the other way around maybe.
And a note on prozac. If it is to be done, please don't fall victim to the generic thing. With or without insurance, your copay will be a lot higher than generic, but it is worth it. Sure we see people do well on generics, but there are hundreds of reports here of people who relapsed on them, or had side effects they didn't have with brand names. I personally despise generics. Unreliable. Generic prozac is not Lilly prozac. Don't let someone tell you they are the same active ingredient and so they are identical. That is not the truth. It is more complicated. For now, just believe me. Stay away from generic prozac. Get the real stuff. And again, it goes well with zyprexa for a wide variety of things ranging from difficult depression to anxiety to paranoia to bipolar.
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