Posted by Bruce on November 13, 1999, at 8:35:21
In reply to Re: Help! Reboxetine & Constipation, posted by Luke on November 12, 1999, at 21:58:25
> Bruce, Peter, I'm coming up on 4 weeks on rebox, and I haven't had the constipation problem at all.
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> I started out at 4 mg a day, and there were some really intense side effects - slow painful urination, impotence, racing thoughts. I was energized but unfocused, a little disoriented. It was overwhelming.
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> I cut back to 2 mg a day as soon as I saw Bruce's first posting two weeks ago. (What dose are you doing, Peter?)
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> The side effects eased up immediately. Like Bruce, I still pee slow, but it's not painful like it was. Sex could be better, but it's not impossible, as it was at 4 mg. I hope all that doesn't return when I go back to 4 mg. I'm thinking another week at 2 mg.
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> What about you, Bruce? When are you going to 4 mg?
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> Good luck
Good to hear from you, Luke.I doubt that I will go up to 4mg BID. The half dose is plenty energizing for me, and the side effects are tolerable, although I dislike the urinary dysfunction. I also seem to have retrograde ejaculation (it barely flows out). Insomnia once in awhile also occurs.
As for the antidepressant effect, I have noticed that I simply don't dwell on negative thoughts anymore, and I'm not as cynical as before. It is a different feel altogether than Prozac, but effective in it's own right.
I must say, though, the energizing effect is for real.
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