Posted by JohnX2 on February 8, 2002, at 14:45:11
In reply to Any comments on effectiveness of nefazodone?, posted by DINGBAT on February 8, 2002, at 5:24:50
Serzone generally kicks *** for mild anxiety and
sleep disturbance. People who don't care for the
medicine generally complain about being too drowsy and
dizzy.As an anti-depressant it has been successfully used standalone.
Generally it is chosen 2nd over the more standard SSRIs, SNRI,
but this does not mean that it will not be as effective for YOUR BODY.
It has an advantage of causing less sexual side effects and
helps more with sleep disturbances.
Should you want more punch, you can try boosting
it with an SSRI like Zoloft, Celexa, etc.
If you are really drowsy you can add a pinch of the
anti-depressant Wellbutrin to counteract it. May boost
the anti-depressant effect too.
Also Provigil has been used by people on this
news group to help with any daytime drowsiness and
cognitive side effects. Just a few thoughts...Again, I listed a lot of options if you want to
"tweak" the Serzone. But I'm going to be optimistic for you
and assume things will work as is!Let us know how it goes!
Personally I really liked Serzone for its help
with my anxiety and sleep. It was some of the best
sleep I can remember. I didn't care much for daytime drowsiness
and if I could do it over again I would have the
pdoc add a medicine to address it.Regards,
John
> Hi
>
> Fishing for comments/opinions on the efficacy of Serzone (nefazodone) 200mg twice a day as an antidepressant. Does it help with mild anxiety and sleep disturbance? Any horrid side-effects?
>
> Thanx!
poster:JohnX2
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