Posted by g_g_g_unit on September 18, 2009, at 20:32:58
In reply to Re: How did Prozac cause my permanent Anhedonia » g_g_g_unit, posted by metafunj on September 18, 2009, at 15:28:18
> Perhaps Prozac + Buspar would be anxiogenic, although both drugs are prescribed for anxiety, so you would think together they help more with anxiety.
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> However the both increase dopamine and at a higher dose buspar blocked the D2 receptor.
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> I think you would have to play with the dosages. You would probably want a low dose buspar and maybe start at 2.5 dose prozac and if you feel nervous increase the prozac so more of the SRI kicks in.
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> For me anhedonia started when I came off of prozac the first time. After about 3 weeks the anhedonia started. I immediately went back on but the anhedonia remained. It wasn't until I stopped prozac and stayed off, that concentration and memory problems started. Hopefully this is due to the serotonin dominance we have been discussing here, because I am running out of ideas.
>i guess what i'm curious about is the nature of your concentration problems? maybe it's different because i have OCD, so would always have ruminations to deal with when trying to concentrate. but i felt like i had the ability to a certain extent, to "override" the ruminations and stay focused on something. now i feel like the window of my attention is a lot smaller, and i lack that prompting ability, so i struggle with things like maintaining more complex trains of thought, or even reading more descriptive sections of books because i get a bit lost and the words don;t 'stick' mentally. i guess it feels exactly like ADD.
i'm wondering if that sounds too severe for anhedonia?
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