Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 497740

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AD - SRI's -- do they cause apathy?

Posted by Interested on May 14, 2005, at 15:44:54

Do SRI's (Cymbalta, Prozac, etc.) cause apathy?

I've been on Cymbalta about 3 months, and I don't feel depressed, but I don't feel particularly happy or upbeat either. I've taken Prozac in the past.

Do you have a similar reaction?

What kind of side effects to you have when you get off the SRI's?

 

Re: AD - SRI's -- do they cause apathy?

Posted by linkadge on May 14, 2005, at 17:16:56

In reply to AD - SRI's -- do they cause apathy?, posted by Interested on May 14, 2005, at 15:44:54

I get the same thing. Sometimes a medication holliday/ dose reduction/ dopimanerigc augmentation can help.

Linkadge

 

Re: AD - SRI's -- Getting off?

Posted by Interested on May 14, 2005, at 17:27:49

In reply to Re: AD - SRI's -- do they cause apathy?, posted by linkadge on May 14, 2005, at 17:16:56

Thanks, Linkadge. So just taper off and stop for a while, that helps?

I was thinking that maybe I should just take the AD only durng periods of time when I'm really depressed, then when things seem OK, get off of it.

Any thoughts?

 

Re: AD - SRI's -- Getting off?

Posted by linkadge on May 14, 2005, at 19:34:52

In reply to Re: AD - SRI's -- Getting off?, posted by Interested on May 14, 2005, at 17:27:49

Doctors seem to think that the drugs don't work right away.

I notice effects right away, but they are right in that a full effect may take a few weeks.

Oftentimes I have used an AD as needed, more often however with the sedating drugs for sleep.

I find the best thing to do is when you reach a state of apathy simply reduce the dose. This works well for the SSRIs.

If however, apathy was a main componenet of your original depression, then you may need a norepinephrine/dopamine acting drug cause reduction of an SSRI probably won't help the apathy.

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