Posted by ricker on August 5, 2008, at 20:19:38
In reply to Re: Just back from doc....questions? » ricker, posted by Racer on August 5, 2008, at 14:18:31
> I'd be concerned starting that combination without your psychiatrist on board from the start. Taking two serotinergic medications at one time can result in serotonin syndrome, which is potentially life threatening. Since your GP apparently isn't familiar with nortriptyline, he wasn't well able to discuss dosing, and dosing TCAs is very different from dosing other medications.
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Now you have me worried, well, maybe just confused. lol.I thought nortriptylene was not serotinergic but, rather more of a nordrenaline type A/D?.
Boy, this stuff sure can get confusing, just when I thought things were beginning to make a bit of sence.
I may have to take a pharmecology course to keep up with everyone here! lol.
Regards, Rick
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