Posted by Angel Girl on May 11, 2003, at 22:28:24
In reply to Re: Seroquel, Zyprexa, Effexor XR, which one? » Angel Girl, posted by Janelle on May 11, 2003, at 20:24:53
> EffexorXR is indeed an a-d, no doubt about that one. Depending on dosage, it can act on serotonin, norepinephrine and/or dopamine. The higher you go, the more receptors it hits.
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> You are correct that technically (officially) both Zyprexa and Seroquel ARE anti-psychotics. However, I've read somewhere that Zyprexa can help with depression (it has mild action on serotonin). As for Seroquel, I can only repeat what has already been said here - it is great for sleep (I take 100mg/night, then fall asleep and stay asleep). I have NOT heard anything about Seroquel having any action on depression.
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> Word of warning re Zyprexa: You can gain A LOT and I mean A REEEEEAL LOT of weight on it, like 30 to 40 pounds, and become diabetic.
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> If I were you I'd ask the pdoc about this - why is he or she suggesting a-p's when you seem to want and need an a-d?
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> Good luck 2 U.
justyourlaugh and janelleThanks for your replies. My dr first prescribed Zyprexa when I was very anxious due to some stresses in my life that I was not handling very well a few weeks ago. I was also and still am dealing with insomnia. He told me I should stop taking my Imovane and only use the Zyprexa. When I learned from the pharmacist that Zyprexa was an anti-psychotic, I chose to not fill the rx. When I went back to the dr and confronted him on his choice of med, in hindsight he was glad I never filled it because as you mentioned Janelle, you can tend to put on weight and I'm having a REAL issue in this area, partially due to side effects of other meds. I asked him why he prescribed an anti-psychotic and he told me it was because of my anxiety. But since I didn't get that rx filled, he gave me a new one for Seroquel, which I haven't started using yet. I'm no longer feeling the stress I was before but I am defintely getting more and more depressed and of course, I'm still not sleeping. I'm now on Zaleplon in hopes that it will help me sleep. But since reading what I have on the net and here about the Seroquel, I'm wondering if it would be better for me to go back on the Effexor XR for the depression since that worked for me before???
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