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Are ssnri milder or stronger than ssri ?i was on ssri and now my dr.switched me to snri .i am worried about side effects

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

SSRI/SNRI: Potency about same, most side-effects similar, especially common side-effects.

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Answered 4/16/2015

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