Posted by Cindy W on August 30, 2000, at 21:59:38
In reply to Re: Is Serzone evil?, posted by noa on August 30, 2000, at 17:09:28
> > >Very simply, it involves 'slow and low'.
> I agree. This is generally a good way to go with a lot of meds.
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> I have had success with serzone. It was rough to start--initial adverse effects were challenging, but they went away.
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> Serzone is one of two ADs in my cocktail, so I cannot speak to how it is as a solo. But for me it is very helpful, especially since in counteracts the negative effects of the effexor. They seem, for me and my nervous system, to be a good complementary combo. Where the effexor is activating, causing good and bad activation, the Serzone seems to calm the system down. They seem to work together well.
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> Each person has a unique set of reactions to different meds. The same med can cause opposite reactions in different people.
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> So, low and slow to start is a good idea, and if you have adverse effects, consider that it MIGHT be worth sticking with it for a month, at least that was my experience.
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> There are lots of posts in the archives about initial adjustment to Serzone, both from people who got through it and found the serzone helpful, and from people for whom the negative effects were intolerable. You might want to do a search and read some of them.
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> Hope this helps.
Noa, what dosages are you taking now, of Effexor-XR and Serzone? My pdoc doesn't want me to go above Effexor-XR and I'm taking only 50 mg/day of Serzone. Lately, I feel so tired I can't function and don't know if this is depression or something else (Effexor-XR pooping out? burnout?). I had a blood test a week ago and am going back to the nurse practitioner this Friday. Don't think my thyroid is messed up (have had it tested before) but don't know why it's so hard to get out of bed in the morning, and why I'm so clumsy once I do get up. Hope things are going well for you!--Cindy W
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