Posted by blueberry on November 26, 2005, at 20:05:54
In reply to A desperate alternative, posted by Tepiaca on November 26, 2005, at 16:16:25
I've had this happen a lot, not from stopping a med suddenly, but from decreasing the dose suddenly. It works with any of the SSRIs, TCAs, or st johns wort for me. But alas, the good effects only last 2 or 3 days. I know what hypomania feels like, and it isn't that. It is just a nice normal awakening feeling.
I often wonder if maybe there are two scenarios to treat depression...one is to surround the receptors with a stationary thick pool of neurotransmitters, and the other is to have a fresh flowing stream of neurotransmitters. I think when we stop or drop a dose, that stream kicks into action.
Like you said, I think tianeptine sounds like a good possible way to go for any of us that experience this phenomenon.
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