Posted by sherry on March 14, 2000, at 14:06:51
In reply to Re: serzone to JohnL or anyone else for that matter, posted by Cindy W on March 14, 2000, at 9:13:45
Thanks Cindy, I have no intentions in giving up just yet. I do think however it will be awhile before I am able to increase the dose. So far I am able to keep the anxiety under control with an the Klonopin. Whatever needs to be done(augmenting, whatever) I want it done with this medication. I have pretty much tried most of the AD's.
> > I have just started taking 100 mg serzone, and I have to tell you the anxiety is pretty bad. If my memory serves me correctly from a previous post, JohnL told me that I may not be able to take serzone because of the NE action. I feel exactly like I felt when I took desipramine. I can not tolerate any of the ssri's. The sad part about this is that I can tell that it is helping with the depression in small tell tale ways. For instance, I don't sleep nearly as much, my appetite has decreased, and I don't find it as difficult to speak. I have been taking a small dose of Klonopin to counteract the anxiety, but I still feel really revved. My question is, is there anything I can do to smooth out the really speeded up feeling and continue taking this AD? I have been on several, so my options are getting pretty slim, and since I do see some improvements would like to be able to increase medication and see if it helps. Until JohnL brought to my attention that I may not be able to take AD's with NE action, and now looking back, he is right. None of the ones I have taken helped with anxiety. Not even the Parnate which did help my depression quite a bit. Do you think a mood stabilizer might help? Thanks to anyone and everyone that has any suggestions.
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> When I took Serzone, I felt weird for about two weeks (anxious, very changeable in moods including anger for no apparent reason, dizzy); this then stopped and I felt great. You might want to give it at least two weeks before giving up, and talk to your pdoc.--Cindy W
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