Posted by silvercoin on August 10, 2006, at 13:00:18
In reply to Re: Crying: Tricyclics vs. SSRIs » silvercoin, posted by SLS on August 10, 2006, at 8:28:23
> > > I've tried several SSRIs and they all increase my anxiety and stop me from being able to cry.
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> > > Has anyone found that tricyclics are different in this respect?
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> > > Has anyone found that certain SSRIs are different in this respect?
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> > > Michael
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> > I found desipramine to increase my anxiety, particularly initially, but it was excellent at allowing me to feel emotion and be able to cry, having almost a spiritual aspect to it.
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> How long did you remain on it? What caused you to discontinue it?
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> I found reboxetine, another selective noradrenergic drug, to be very anxiogenic. Actually, it made me suicidal. I had to stop taking it before two weeks had elapsed. I don't think the anxiety or suicidality would have dissipated. I was in too much pain and too afraid to find out.
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> - Scott
It was a combination of things. I got a little tired of the constipation and dry mouth and was interested in trying an MAOI, which seem to be better balanced antidepressants to me. Even though desipramine very strongly blockades NE reuptake, I believe it increases serotonin transmission considerably more than reboxetine does.Todd
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