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When SNRIs Beat SSRIs: Pain, Energy & ADHD
Venlafaxine earned the SNRI class its brutal reputation — a five-hour half-life and the worst discontinuation symptoms of any antidepressant studied. But not all SNRIs are venlafaxine. Duloxetine, milnacipran, and levomilnacipran have different pharmacokinetics and clinical profiles. This episode unpacks the specific scenarios where dual reuptake inhibition buys you something an SSRI can't: chronic pain comorbid with depression, low-energy and hypersomnia presentations in atypical depression, and attentional symptoms that don't reach the threshold for standalone ADHD treatment. We also…
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