Posted by Racer on April 30, 2006, at 10:22:55
In reply to Do you know tianeptne?, posted by foreigner on April 29, 2006, at 14:54:16
I'm another who's read about it but not tried it. (Of course, that has a tiny bit to do with it not being available in the US... ;-0 ) I can't tell you anything about dosage, etc, but I can offer some general thoughts on antidepressants:
The first thought is pretty simple: most ADs require that you stay on them for a minimum of six weeks to see how they will work. In some cases, that's because they need that long to start doing anything; in other cases, though, it's because after six weeks most of the start up effects have passed. That headache is maybe just the start up effect for you, and will go away after a couple of weeks.
Are you getting tianepine from a doctor? Truly, a doctor is the one who should be telling you the dosage that's best for you. We here can tell you what various doses of various drugs have done for us, but only your own doctor can tell you what's best for you, because only your doctor has a more complete picture of your mental and physical health.
And it's very unlikely that tianepine is anything ike your last hope -- there are so many antidepressants out there that you've probably got a wide range of things to try if this isn't right. It does feel as though it's the last chance, I'm sure, but remember that's the depression talking to you. If you can counter those thoughts with some more realistic thoughts -- like, "it would be frustrating if this doesn't help me, but there are other drugs that I can try and I *will* get through this" -- that may help you get past those first weeks that you have to go through.
I hope that helps, and I hope tianepine works for you. (And I very much hope to have it approved over here, so that I can try it.)
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