Re: Seratonin + cea (Who here has taken Serzone?)

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In regards to Dr. Lazoff's question of celexa and other SSRI's....according

to package inserts as I remember, there aren't specific claims of reduction

in flushing skin conditions. For the most part, the ssri's work

specifically on serotonin levels for those who have a chemical imbalance.

Whether some people have flushing due to anxiety issues I can see where the

reduction of anxiety would ultimately lead to reduction in symptoms.

I have had two of my doctors that I call on tell me they have used Effexor

to treat Menopausal Hot Flashes successfully. Although just as a side

note - Effexor is technically a SNRI (Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake

Inhibitor). I have been told you need to use doses of over 150mg to

actually benefit from the norepinephrine benefits...in addition there is a

warning in their package insert that states Effexor is associated with

sustained increases in blood pressure w/some patients ( I believe

dose-related) and it is recommended to have regular blood pressure

monitoring.

Every individual reacts differently to meds, as we all have experienced, so

sometimes I guess we really need to try things out until we find what will

help. For anyone who is taking an SSRI for depression or anxiety, please

understand that by no means should you feel " singled out " . After being in

this industry it amazes me how many family docs and internists treat

depressed or anxious patients (in addition to the obvious psychiatrist). I

have been told that it is such a common state for them to see MULTIPLE

times, EVERY day. Millions of people are being treated and reaching a

desired outcome!

Sorry so long,

Tracey

P.S. I forgot to answer your other question...Forest does have a great

pipeline of drugs. Currently we have Celexa, Tiazac (calcium channel

blocker), Aerobid (asthma) and the newest Benicar (hypertension ARB being

copromoted with Sankyo Pharma) Down the road...the ones I can think of at

this moment are an Alzheimer's, alcoholism, -2 inhibitor and another type

of calcium channel blocker.

Seratonin + cea (Who here has taken Serzone?)

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> > > On June 11th I am probably going to start taking an

> > > antidepressant (probably Effexor). I read a couple of extremely

> > > interesting articles about the possible role of Serotonin on

> > > cea, but as a layperson much of it was over my head. (Which

> > > is too bad, it was really neat stuff) Anyway according to one of

> > > the articles, it seems like Serzone (by blocking 5-HT_2a) would

> > > be the perfect choice for a possible cea treatment. But I've

> > > never heard of it being used this way. The use of Effexor to

> > > treat cea based on these articles seems to make less sense,

> > > but this is the treatment that has been recommended by people on

> > > here, and was mentioned in the study Matija posted the other day

> > > about EM. So I'm not quite sure which one to try (and i'm sure

> > > my psych will have no idea how either of 'em impacts cea)

> > > Has anyone on this board taken Serzone for any reason? I'd love

> > > to hear positive reports about how it helped someone's cea,

> > > but I'd be even more curious to here if there's anyone out there

> > > who took Serzone and did NOT see an improvement in their cea

> > > flushing.

> > >

> > > (I'm only depressed because of my cea, Im not interested in

> > > taking an antidepressant that doesn't deal with the cea

> > > aspect - not because I think there's anything wrong with

> > > antidepressants but because no drug is going to make me feel more

> > > comfortable about the painful flushing I get every day... it'd

> > > just be another possible trigger)

> > >

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