Posted by janejane on January 25, 2010, at 9:04:17
In reply to Re: Prozac dosage questions, posted by Brainbeard on January 22, 2010, at 14:37:45
Question for Brainbeard/others:
I've been taking the herb rhodiola rosea for about a month and not getting complete remission of depression. At first I felt a significant (though not complete) improvement, but feelings of despair and being overwhelmed have resurfaced, though they're not as bad. I'm not sure whether it's pooping out or not, but I'm inclined to keep it on board for a while since I do think it offers some benefit compared to my baseline.
I took 20 mg prozac in the past and it worked on the depression but caused apathy, anhedonia, amotivation, insomnia, daytime sleepiness, lethargy, headache. I'm hoping adding a small dose of prozac to the rhodiola will help eliminate the stubborn despair without causing the side effects. Does this seem like a sound strategy? Would 5 mg be too little to get a serotonin boost?
Thanks!
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