Posted by ed_uk on December 17, 2004, at 7:47:08
In reply to Re: To SLS.... reserpine + TCA » ed_uk, posted by SLS on December 17, 2004, at 7:20:43
Hi Scott,
I am sorry to hear the news. I thought that you'd previously taken imipramine plus tranylcypromine without problems. SS usually develops very quickly if it is going to develop at all. I have never heard of a case of SS with delayed onset, I think you need to emphasize this to your pdoc. Have a look on pubmed, severe symptoms of SS always seem to develop very quickly. Try showing some abstracts to your pdoc. I think you'll be able to encourage him to let you take the combination if you're persistent.
I once took 50mg of amitriptyline and felt like I was about to slip into a coma! Dothiepin was a similar experience.
I've never known anyone who's taken reserpine + a TCA. Tetrabenazine (Xenazine) is apparabtly very similar to reserpine and is on the market in several countries. Xenazine is available in the UK and possibly New Zealand. The brand name Nitoman seems to be used for tetrabenazine in other countries.
Reserpine may be harder to get hold of. I guess you'd only need occasional doses though so it might not be that expensive. 'Serfinato' may still be available in Portugal, not sure.
Ed.
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