Posted by hildi on June 30, 2002, at 9:05:46
In reply to Re: withdrew milnacipran-feel great! » mat, posted by christian orleans on June 28, 2002, at 22:31:31
> I have taken iXel for 3 months.
> It had terrible effects on me; in the begininng I felt a great improvement in my mood which actaully worsened as I continued taking the med.
> I was extremely anxious while taking ixel and very, VERY irritated. I wanted to fight anybody and everybody. I could not listen to any kind of critique.
> I highly do not recommend this medication.
> I stopped taking it.
>
> > hi
> > i wanted to write a few sentences about an experience i have never
> > made before: after about one month on milnacipran (psycho-babbler ben wrote that
> > this drug is not yet available in the usa, it is a snri like venlafaxin) i was depressed like
> > never before. so i stopped taking this drug immediately, without tapering off.
> > and believe it or not-from the next day on i really felt great. i didn't know that antidepressants
> > can make your depression so much worse, but dr.kramer confirmed that. milnacipran from now on is the first example of
> > a specific "depressant" for me, because it only made me feel miserable without having any other side-effects.
> > does anybody else have similar experiences with other antidepressants?
> > matYes! I feel like hell. I think I am even more depressed now that I've been on celexa for the past few weeks. Plus I am very confused and sick to my stomach. To make things worse, my dr. is being patronizing and telling me to give it more time and just learn to deal with it. He even told me to 'just smile", it's not that bad. I don't expect ignorant attitudes from my pdoc, but thats what I'm getting and I think I am going to make the decision to stop this med, alone.
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