Posted by ed_uk on November 12, 2004, at 10:59:40
In reply to Re: Help for Crazychickuk, posted by Tom G on November 12, 2004, at 10:26:22
Hello...
I know you've had a bad experience with the SSRIs before but you might benefit from taking a really low dose. Standard doses are much too high for some people and can cause a lot of side effects. (Personally, I've always had to take massive doses of SSRIs to relieve anxiety but that's not really relevent to you so I'm not sure why I mentioned it!)
In the UK we've got Cipramil Oral Drops and Seroxat liquid......
Cipramil Oral Drops contain only 2mg citalopram per drop, this allows you to take a very small dose if that's what's best for you. The drops are also useful for reducing the dose gradually if you need to withdraw.
Seroxat Liquid contains 10mg paroxetine per 5ml. You can use an 'oral syringe' to measure out doses as low as 1 mg.
One of the problems with Effexor is that it's difficult to measure out low doses because it's not available in liquid form, this makes gradual withdrawal difficult- the smallest tablet is 37.5 mg.
All the best...
Ed.PS. I don't know whether liquid Effexor is available in other countries but it's certainly not marketed here!
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