Post-manic depressions may respond better to multiple mood stabilisers than to adding antidepressants to mood stabilizers.
Ref: - Goldberg, J.F. (2001) Spontaneous depression versus biphasic cycling and the treatment of bipolar depression (letter). American Journal of Psychiatry, 158, 325-326.
Panic disorder often requires smaller initial dosages of fluoxetine than those used in depression, and many if the reports used starting dosages of 5 mg a day. This can be accomplished by using the liquid preparation or by dissolving the contents of the pulvules in juice and having the patient drink an aliquot of the juice each day.
Ref: - Kesley, J.E. & Nemeroff, C.B. (2000) Fluoxetine. In: Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, Vol, 1, Edn. 7, (Eds.) Sadock, B. J. & Sadock, V. A. pp 2438-2434, Philadelphia: Williams and Wilkins.
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