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<blockquote data-quote="Sara PA" data-source="post: 187884" data-attributes="member: 1498"><p>That SNRI category.....</p><p></p><p>There is a class of drugs which are SNRIs -- selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. While a number are approved for use as antidepressants in other countries, the only one approved in the US is Strattera and that's for treatment of ADHD.</p><p></p><p>At some point the manufacturers of Effexor coopted the name SNRI to mean "serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors". Cymbalta followed. This name change happened about the time the SSRIs got the black box warning label. Prior to that, Effexor was known as an SSRI/SNRI combination medication. I suspect that the change was an attempt to distance Effexor from the SSRI category which was getting so much negative attention at the time. </p><p></p><p>As for your question -- I would add the Lamictal with the initial goal of going to a standard dose. But I would add it slowly and stop if the desired effects were achieved before reaching the standard dose.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sara PA, post: 187884, member: 1498"] That SNRI category..... There is a class of drugs which are SNRIs -- selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. While a number are approved for use as antidepressants in other countries, the only one approved in the US is Strattera and that's for treatment of ADHD. At some point the manufacturers of Effexor coopted the name SNRI to mean "serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors". Cymbalta followed. This name change happened about the time the SSRIs got the black box warning label. Prior to that, Effexor was known as an SSRI/SNRI combination medication. I suspect that the change was an attempt to distance Effexor from the SSRI category which was getting so much negative attention at the time. As for your question -- I would add the Lamictal with the initial goal of going to a standard dose. But I would add it slowly and stop if the desired effects were achieved before reaching the standard dose. [/QUOTE]
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