Posted by Zo on August 2, 2001, at 22:58:37
In reply to Anti-depressants that make things worse, posted by drbob2 on August 2, 2001, at 20:51:24
> I go through bouts of 'weakness' every few weeks that last about 1 week and then go away.
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> I have tried without success - prozac, paxil, zoloft, etc etc etc.
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> Low low dose amitryptiline (1/10th the anti depressant dosage) was once given for sleep and it made my weakness worse. Much much worse.
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> Weakness feels like the flu or that god awful feeling of weak/coldness when you are cut off in traffic!
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> Valium and xanax sometimes helps somewhat.
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> I want to seek out a psychopharmacist. I have not found something that cures but the fact that the amitryptiline caused similar feelings scares me to start trying the anti-depressant of the day. BTW - buspar did nothing.
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> Any suggestions???Yeah. You might have CFS. Sorry, but that's the way it started with me. . .and then the "weak" periods became all the time.
Good luck,
Zo
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