Posted by Regnad on July 26, 2000, at 22:58:42
I'm a 40 year old male and have been diagnosed with refractory depression. I've tried over 10 anti-depressants over the last five years -- including TCAs, SSRIs, and others -- but the best results I've achieved during this time is a partial response to trazodone.
Besides the fact that it helps me sleep, one of the biggest benefits of trazodone for me is that it practically eliminates the strong need I feel to engage in "rocking" behavior, which otherwise is a real problem for me. However, it's just not adequately helping my depression.
My doctor and I have decided to once again try venlafaxine, since I feel I might not have given it enough of a chance the first time around (less than a month at 150mg daily). But now that I've been tapering off the trazodone, my "rocking" is coming back. So I'd like to get some feedback on the risk level associated with combining trazodone (200-300 mg) with venlafaxine (150-350 mg). I'm particularly concerned about the possibility of serotonin syndrome.
Can these meds be mixed safely?
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