Posted by ben on June 16, 2002, at 13:33:32
In reply to Re: How to treat headaches from Effexor ? -help ! » ben, posted by JohnX2 on June 16, 2002, at 8:31:28
> > I am taking 225 mg of Effexor XR in the morning and have mostly a constant headache during the day. Experiencing sometimes stitches in the head. How could I try to manage this problem ? I took the TCA trimipramine up to 50 mg at night without any big success ! Trazodone at night up to 100 mg makes no difference but sedation in the morning.
>
> I believe you described this headache somewhat as
> a constriction band headache (like wearing a tight
> swimming cap) in another post.Yes !!!
> I have suffered from this and found Klonopin,Serzone
> and Topamax to be antidotes.Klonopin is very sedating at 0.5 mg for me thats a problem !
> I may try Topamax or Serzone augmentation.
> The Serzone will help your sleep, but may leave
> you a bit lethargic during the day (not anywhere
> near as bad as Trazodone). Topamax tends to be
> a bit more stimulating and may cause some brain fog.
>
> Topamax and Serzone are effective in treating SRI
> (Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) induced constriction band headaches,
> tension headaches, and bruxism (jaw tension/grinding).
> These pains are common with SRIs.
>
> Buspar has been shown to be effective for above problems
> too. But it takes a bit longer to work ( a number of weeks ).
> There was a paper suggesting Buspar as an antidote, it
> also recommended 5-ht2 antagonists. Serzone and
> Remeron would fall into that category, Remeron did
> nada for me though (Buspar bombed too).
>
> JohnRemeron is too sedating as well as Klonopin but Buspar could be an option ?! Isnt it very activating ?
What do you mean with bombed ???
Ben
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