Posted by jono_in_adelaide on September 17, 2012, at 19:09:18
In reply to Re: Pristiq dosages of 200 - 400 mg/day. » SLS, posted by phidippus on September 17, 2012, at 18:09:50
SLS, I'm not trying to get into a pissing contest with you, or say that effexor is useless, what I am saying is that
- It is only marginaly more effective that the best of the SSRI's for most patients 9statisticalsignificance doesnt equal clinical significance) and that the marginal increase in effeciency
- That if you need an SNRI response, Sertaline or Citralopam with desipramine/nortriptyline/bupropion will generaly give a more robust response than Effexor in a majority of patients, mainly those with endrogenous features
- That if you take cost effectiveness i to account, generic sertaline + generic nortriptyline (at about $8 per month using Walmart) is a lot more cost effective that 300mg/day of Effexor.
Of course Effexor is the ideal drug for some, and of course it should still be marketed, I just think that Wyeth Labs over sold it quite significantly
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