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Posted by delinda on October 21, 2000, at 2:11:51
I recently stopped using paxil, which worked very well for me until I started to look like the proverbial side of a house. After weaning off of paxil (pure hell by the way - had to go very slowly), I started serzone. My beginning dose was 50 mg. Every seven days I'm supposed to go up another 50 until I hit 200 mg., after which time I am supposed to feel like a totally new, happy person who doesn't feel compelled to eat 8,000 calories a day.
The bad news is serzone makes me a dizzy, nauseous, weepy person with a bad case of diarreah.
Is there anybody out there with the the good news that these symptoms are only temporary? My doctor assures me this will happen, but since we all know that doctors are only practicing (and guess who they're practicing on), I would love to hear from someone who's been through this personally.
What's the bad/good news about serzone??
Posted by JohnL on October 21, 2000, at 6:22:55
In reply to starting serzone, posted by delinda on October 21, 2000, at 2:11:51
>.... but since we all know that doctors are only practicing (and guess who they're practicing on), I would love to hear from someone who's been through this personally.
>
> What's the bad/good news about serzone??Too funny! But seriously, good point. I never thought of it that way.
I've seen Serzone go both ways. Some people have had a rough time early on, stuck it out, and saw dramatic improvement later. Usually around 6 weeks or so. The one thing that always seemed to linger though was some slight tiredness and slight dizziness. But that's common with a lot of drugs, not just Serzone.
I've also seen people stick it out and either not get any better or get worse. That was me. I stuck it out for two months, got worse and worse and worse. I was a worthless suicidal couchbound blob by the time I finally pulled the plug on Serzone.
The dizziness, nausea, and diarreha are without question some nuisance side effects, which should mostly go away. It's the weepiness that scares me. If it's making you more depressed, that's probably not a good sign. Could this weepiness pass? Yes it could. But maybe not. Flip a coin. Obviously though the drug is not correcting your chemical imbalance directly, and may even be influencing it in a negative way. Through a chain reaction domino type effect over time, it could get better. But so far it meets all the characteristics of what I call an inferior match. You want a superior match. There are so many good drugs to choose from, no sense in being generous to one that makes you weepy. Just my opinion though.
John
Posted by Noa on October 21, 2000, at 13:58:17
In reply to Re: starting serzone, posted by JohnL on October 21, 2000, at 6:22:55
Definitely possible that these are initial effects only, and if you can stick out the first 3-4 weeks, it could be worth it. It was for me, and others here have reported similar accounts.
I can't speak to how good serzone is as an antidepressant alone, as I take it in combo with effexor xr, which, for me is a good combo. For more info, see:
http://www.eGroups.com/links/psycho-babble-tips//Serzone_000967674931/
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