Posted by atmlady on March 4, 2008, at 21:30:38
In reply to Question For ATM Lady About Ixel, posted by bulldog2 on February 4, 2008, at 16:33:18
Hello, bulldog - I'm so sorry for taking so long to write back! I chose ixel over the other snri's because ixel works more on NE than SE. Whereas Effexor works 30:1 SE to NE, and Cymbalta works 9:1 SE to NE, Ixel works 1:3 SE to NE. I really need SE, but the two ADs I've taken (Lexapro - ssri, and effexor - snri) made me gain weight (hungry, hungry all the time) and unable to orgasm. So I did a search for a way to get SE without those two side effects and Ixel is what I came up with. I've been taking it for about 6 weeks now and am feeling better and not experiencing the side effects that I was trying to avoid, so for me - it's working. I use a light box in the mornings as well. There are probably better, or more powerful, ADs out there, but ixel, and the provigil I also take for fatigue, is working well for me so far ...
I just went right to 100mg a day, did not titrate up, but I had been on the max dose of wellbutrin so was used to heavy duty NE stim.....
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