Posted by sukarno on April 6, 2005, at 12:12:22
In reply to Developing side effects to tianeptine (Stablon), posted by sukarno on March 25, 2005, at 5:30:58
Hi again. Is this a stimulant? The manufacturer, Servier, claims there are no sedative or stimulant effects, but this is just overstimulating. I took 2 tablets yesterday and today I took only 1/2 tablet and then I felt really jittery and my heart jumped around a few times.
Of course, the good thing is I don't feel depressed like I did prior to treatment two weeks ago..maybe just slightly depressed. I'd say about a 50% improvement in depression and the anxiety that goes with it.
This stimulant effect though is too much for me. It is like I drank 2 or 3 cups of tea. Uncomfortable and anorectic also.
Whoever here has taken tianeptine before, did you experience these negative side effects?
I really can't see how this can be good for panic disorder if it is making me so nervous and full of adrenaline.
If it is so short-acting (half-life of 3 hours), how can it "accumulate" like this?I'll try to lower the dose. I have heard of good results from just 1/2 tablet twice a day (from this website).
The best way to describe what I'm feeling is that feeling you get when you are almost hit by a car, but instead that "fight or flight" feeling just persists.
If I could compare this to any drug I've ever taken before, I would say it is similar to Effexor.
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