Posted by KarenB on June 28, 2000, at 20:41:56
In reply to Re: sulpiride/Karen B, posted by Anna P. on June 28, 2000, at 15:26:21
Anna,
It's been months now with the Tianeptine, right? And still no relief? I had given it a trial last year and for me it was worse than taking nothing at all. Personally, I need something more energizing and I did not find Tianeptine to help in the area of fatigue.
When I took Sulpiride, it was under the brand name Dogmatil. Is that what you have? If so, I took one capsule, 3x a day. I took it along with a psychostimulant, Amineptine, which is sadly no longer available. A possible alternative psychostimulant might be Adrafinil, 300mg 2x a day. The max recommended for fatigue/depression is 300mg 4x a day. I will trial this soon and plan to split the tabs and start with 150mg, 2x a day and work up after a few days. Adderall is another possibility.
For me, the stimulant alone did only part of the job and the Sulpiride alone did only part of the job - but together - bingo.
I remember your symptoms as fatigue, heaviness and apathetic depression - that's you, right? Sounds like me.
With the Adrafinil you can make an assessment in less than a week, unlike most other ADs. The Sulpiride, as I remember, took effect almost immediately, as well. So, if it's not going to work, you'll know very quickly. I took the Dogmatil and Amineptine 1/2 hr before getting out of bed in the morning. 1/2 hour later, I had both the desire, energy and attitude to get up and face the day.
The weight gain for me was not major (5-10 lbs.) and I felt so good, I WANTED to exercise so it was not difficult to control. I actually ended up losing weight because I was able for the first time to be cinsistent with an exercise program. With more energy and motivation, I cooked and ate more healthily, as well. The only other side effect from the Dogmatil was complete cessation of menstrual periods. This was great. No more PMS, no more headaches. This doesn't happen for everyone but it is a possible side effect.
Keep us updated, OK? I'll be interested to see how it works out.
Karen
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