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I'm in 4th year too....just finished my last rotation last week...so excited about finaly finishing all that. All thats left for me now is studying for the PEBCs (Canadian board exam). Where are you doing your pharmacy just outta curiousity?
> > 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 = = - - _ _ > > > > > > > > > > > > _ _ - - = = Pr3tty F1y = = - - _ _ >
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