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Posted by Kizzie on July 25, 2011, at 4:54:38
Hi - people have been very helpful to me re this issue in the past and i just wondered if you could offer some further advice.
I have been on various ad's for the last 12 years - but have actually been trying to withdraw for 9 or 10 of those years (!)
At the moment I am on 35mg of clomipramine/anafranil and trying to work out the ssri (prozac/seroxat) equivalent.
In the past people on this board told me that 50mg of cloimpramine is equal to approx 20mg of prozac/seroxat but they also explained that the 'serotonin re-uptake' part of clomipramine is more effective at different doses.
Does this mean that you cant do a straight maths equation on it. So eg. for 25mg clomipramine you cant just half 20mg to make 10mg because the serotonin element may reduce more rapidly the lower your dose.
I hope this makes sense. Aplogies for not using all the correct phrasing.
Thanks for any help!
Posted by Christ_empowered on July 25, 2011, at 11:58:17
In reply to ANOTHER equivalents question., posted by Kizzie on July 25, 2011, at 4:54:38
www.allexperts.com has a Q+A service (its free) and you can ask one of the shrinks there what they would do. Dr. Ivan Goldberg has been particularly helpful to me.
Posted by kizzie2 on July 25, 2011, at 12:45:00
In reply to allexperts.com, posted by Christ_empowered on July 25, 2011, at 11:58:17
Thank you for that info - really useful
Posted by Phillipa on July 25, 2011, at 12:52:16
In reply to Re: allexperts.com, posted by kizzie2 on July 25, 2011, at 12:45:00
I didn't know it was free? Phillipa
Posted by JONO_IN_ADELAIDE on July 25, 2011, at 18:37:47
In reply to ANOTHER equivalents question., posted by Kizzie on July 25, 2011, at 4:54:38
I think it would be quite difficult to do an equivilancy between the two, its like comparing an apple and an orange, they are both fruit (antidepressants) but also both quite different
Posted by kizzie2 on July 26, 2011, at 6:01:24
In reply to Re: ANOTHER equivalents question., posted by JONO_IN_ADELAIDE on July 25, 2011, at 18:37:47
Thanks for reply - I guess I was just hoping to find out how 'low' a dose im on
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