Posted by JohnL on January 28, 2003, at 6:08:58
In reply to Vestra (reboxetine mesylate) U.S., posted by sarahk0 on January 27, 2003, at 19:04:14
If you want Reboxetine, it is very easily available on the web from overseas. But quite honestly, there have been a lot of people here over the years that have tried it, and I can't remember even one person who liked it longterm. Side effects can be harsher than indicated in literature. I tried it myself and it was awful. It caused an immediate profound worsening of my depression, and side effects were nasty.
The reason they aren't going for FDA approval any more is because the preliminary trials did not pan out as good as expected. Of course, anyone watching this board over the years would have already been able to predict that.
If you want an antidepressant with norepinephrine action, then Desipramine or Nortriptyline would be good choices. Effexor too.
I have no idea what your symptoms are, but don't forget the antipsychotics such as Zyprexa. They are proving extremely helpful with tough to treat psychiatric cases of all sorts, especially when combined with antidepressants. When they named them "antipsychotics", they made a big mistake, because they do a whole lot more than that. I even saw one clinical research study that claimed antipsychotics are antidepressants.
John
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