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> He could also try Wellbutrin (bupropion), which has no sexual side-effects. The > big thing with this one though is the insomnia it can cause, which is usually > easily remedied by taking it in the morning. > > Are you a pharmacist of physician PrettyFly? Just wondering cause I just > finished pharmacy school and you seem to have a pretty good grasp of > antidepressants. > > > In that class of meds there is paroxetine (paxil), fluoxetine (prozac), > > sertraline (zoloft), citalopram (celexa), and escitalopram (lexapro) with the > > later 2 being the newest ones. Some people do better than others on one med > > compared to another, its just genetic differences. Insomnia could be the time > > of day your taking it (zoloft is known to cause insomnia if taken at night, > > paroxetine is known to cause drowsiness if taken early in the day, but those > > aren't hard, fast rules since they're all in the same class most side effects > > are seen in all of them, just depends on the person.) > > > > If they don't work well for you, you might want to try to switch to an SNRI > like > > venlafaxine extended release (Effexor XR), works slightly different from the > > SSRI's but its approved for depression, genalized anxiety, social anxiety, but > > I'm not sure of your financial situation and the medication situation in > brazil > > (since in the US Effexor (XR), Zoloft, and Lexapro are still brand only = > > expensive). > > > > But in the case of all of these, they take 4-6 weeks to work, so side effects > > that appear at first may go away, but if they don't and they're messing with > > your life, try another one, but then that'll be another 4-6 weeks till that > one > > builds up to a therapeutic level. > > > > _ _ - - = = Pr3tty F1y = = - - _ _ > > > > >
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