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Re: Withdrawal from Effexor and Lunesta » SLS

Posted by Bob on August 14, 2008, at 11:31:52

In reply to Re: Withdrawal from Effexor and Lunesta » Bob, posted by SLS on August 14, 2008, at 4:52:47

> > > > > There is such a thing as depression with racing thoughts that is not part of the bipolar spectrum. Is your best time of day morning or evenening? At what age did your mood/anxiety disorder begin?
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> > > > I am far, far, far worse in the mornings and midday than the evenings. In retrospect, my disorder started to show itself at about 20 years of age or so. I didn't really start to seek treatment until about 23. It then quickly became very serious, and has just gotten worse over the years.
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> > > My knee-jerk reaction is to say that you might be a TCA responder. Have you tried any? You may have the classic endogenous depression for which TCAs are superior.
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> > One of the first meds I ever took was Anafranil. It was brutal from a side effects standpoint. I gained 50lbs right quick. The whole experience is fading from memory now since it was in the early nineties, but I remember being very unhappy about the anticholinergic effects also.
> >
> > I've thought about the Zoloft/Nortriptyline deal before, but then it seems like I'll have the worst of both the SSRIs and the TCA's.
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> Nortriptyline is much milder than Anafranil. In fact, the longer you are taking it, the less pronounced are the side effects. I barely know that I am taking it.
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> - Scott
>

I'm somewhat worried about the urinary hesitancy, as I've had some problems with that in the past. Also, I'm currently on Celexa and wonder if it would be worth it to cross taper to Zoloft so that I have that combo, or maybe just stay with the Celexa. I tend to wonder about the theories of Zoloft having that slight dopamine effect and whether that has any truth to it.

- Bob

 

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