Posted by Rick on September 22, 2000, at 2:55:04
In reply to Re: Newbie to this forum that is drowning, posted by numbers on September 13, 2000, at 17:48:32
Numbers --
First of all, the PDR is full of side effects that hardly anyone gets. And people who do get side effects don't usually get more than a couple of them. Conversely, to be fair, frequency of some of the side effects is understated; for AD's this would include notably sexual dysfuntion (but NOT for Serzone, Wellbutrin, or Remeron) and withdrawal (Paxil and Effexor).
BUT...as I believe I mentioned before, anxiety-relieving AD's often paradoxically INCREASE anxiety for anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. Fatigue can take anywhere from a weeek to a month to completely subside, but the first few days after starting or increasing dosage is usually the worst. But, over the long haul, you could be very glad you stuck it out! I recall that during the second-to-fourth days of my Celexa trial, I was more anxious than I had been since starting Klonopin a year earlier. After that, the added anxiety completely disappeared. I eventually replaced the Celexa with Serzone in a successful attempt to find greater efficacy and also ditch the moderate sexual dysfunction I was experiencing (that's one side effect that can tend to hang around).
Rick
> I'm reading the PDR (Physician's Desk Reference) which is the Bible regarding prescription medication of any kind. If you read the side effects associated with SSRIs, it will scare the hell out of you.
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> I got a trial pack of Serzone from my doc and took 50 mg last night. Big mistake. I woke up at 3:00 AM after about 4 hours sleep and couldn't go back to sleep.
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> Side effects from 50 mgs: anxiety, insomnia, and an allergic reaction. I don't know how long it takes for this stuff to clear out of your body but it is now 19 hours since I took the 50 mgs and I feel worse than I've felt in since the worst days of my anxiety 2 weeks ago.
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> Conclusion: the cure is worse than the disease.
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