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Re: Nortriptyline vs reboxetine » jono_in_adelaide

Posted by SLS on April 12, 2011, at 5:39:58

In reply to Nortriptyline vs reboxetine, posted by jono_in_adelaide on March 28, 2011, at 19:57:42

> Hi, I am a sufferer of the holy trinity of depression, GAD and panic disorder.
>
> Current meds are Sertraline (Zoloft) 100mg daily, reboxetine (Edronax) 4mg twice daily, and Xanax 1mg as needed, usualy twice daily.
>
> I recently read that the BMJ had reviewed reboxetine and found it an "ineffective and thus dangerous antidepressant" (though it worked well for me, Zolfot alone did SFA for my depression, where as adding edronax had me feeling better within a fortnight) Given this poor rating, should I look at changing my NARI from reboxetine to nortriptyline

I consider that to be a reasonable decision. Reboxetine sucks, in my opinion. Dangerous? Perhaps. For me, it produced an exacerbation of depression and anxiety such that I became suicidal within a week. I like the way I feel on nortriptyline much better - even better than desipramine.


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