Posted by Brainbeard on July 25, 2009, at 2:40:37
In reply to Re: Has Anyone Taken Tramadol (Ultram) With An SSRI?, posted by SLS on July 24, 2009, at 23:57:51
> It is Stephen Stahl's contention that too low of a dosage of Geodon can be counterproductive and produce activation, agitation, anxiety, and dysphoria. He recommends 40mg as the average effective dose when treating depression. I couldn't find the article he wrote about this, though. A friend of mine dose better on 80mg than on 40mg in combination with Lexapro and Wellbutrin.
I can't see why low dose Geodon would be counterproductive - though I might indeed be experiencing it for a fact. I'm on 25mg of Zoloft, 15mg of Buspar, 6mg of amitriptyline, 12.5mg of imipramine, and 5-20mg of Geodon. I haven't read anywhere what you say Stahl says. I've only read that he says a low dose might be too activating, not that it could cause dysphoria or anxiety.
In my case, however, even low doses of Geodon are quite sedating during the first part of the day, regardless of wether I take it in the morning or the evening before!Geodon's sedation is probably due to it alpha-something stuff. At low doses, its SNRI-profile won't come into play much, I guess. At higher doses, it will. But then its D2-antagonism will also become significant, and I'm not sure wether I would want that. I'm a spiritual person, essentially (trying to follow Jesus Christ (with very mixed results)), and I'm afraid that D2-antagonism might compromise spiritual sensitivity.
Oh boy, this thread is going way off topic..
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