Posted by Spiro Ghetti on January 9, 2006, at 8:25:07
I was wondering if someone would be kind enough to answer an SSRI question. I summary: Is there more harm than good in taking an SSRI below effective blood levels for a long time?
Let me explain....
About 8 years ago I was put on 25 mg/night LUVOX for vague mental fatigue symptoms (dizziness, etc) that came on out of the blue. The symptoms went away a couple of years ago, and even though I don't think the LUVOX had anything to do with the symptom resolution, I continued taking the 25 mg/night anyway just to be safe. (For the past 8 years!)
About 8 months ago I developed Agoraphobia/Anxiety. I raised my dose to 50 mg/night with no results, but haven't dosed up any further; I've been getting better result from graded exposure and want to avoid over-medicating myself so that I get effetive results from exposure. But I've still continued taking the 50 mg/night LUVOX to avoid complicating my recovery with withdrawal symptoms.
So, again, my question is this: Am I doing more harm than good taking this med below effective blood levels for such a long time? Should I cut it off? Or should I just keep taking the 50 mg/night?
Thanks in advance.
poster:Spiro Ghetti
thread:597038
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