Posted by doxogenic boy on September 25, 2009, at 11:36:43
In reply to Re: Tianeptine addiction, posted by Helena24 on September 24, 2009, at 16:18:23
> Did you combine it with an anxiolytic medication?
-------Dexedrine was combined with Cipralex (Lexapro) in small doses.
> > Buprenorphine worked wonders against both my anhedonia and social phobia, but only for some months.
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> I never tried opioids.
> No way a doctor in my country would prescribe it for depression...NO WAY!!!
> Did you have any withdrawal-symptoms when you stopped it?
I had a terrible withdrawal which lasted for months after the first time I used it (in 2004).
(I was a short time on morphine after the buprenorphine).
Actually, I have never been the same after that experience, also because of the ECT I got. Still, I have tried buprenorphine two times after that, the last time without withdrawal, probably because of Seroquel.
> > Could 225 mg tianeptine work better than 150 mg?
> > Increasing the tianeptine dose is the easiest thing I can do.
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> In my experience this drug is like "the more you take the better you feel" at least this is how it works for me.
Maybe taking tianeptine even more often in a bigger total dose, will result in a shorter period every day with anxiety and depression.
> But the "dark side" is the addiction/discontinuation thing.
> Only the thought that I will run out of the med causes me panic.
> When I run out of it I turn to alcohol for comfort.
> It's no fun.
How does a tianeptine withdrawal feel?
> Combining so many meds as you do makes me feel worried although...
Yes, I don't think it is good for me, but I am afraid of getting the extreme anxiety back, so I don't take the risk to remove medication that may work when a new medication is added. But more medications than the existing ones, should I try to avoid.> They "block" euphoria...that's my impression.
> Have you ever tried tianeptine without ssri?
> (That's just a question/no suggestion).The first time I tried tianeptine was without SSRI and no other medication. After a week or less, I got a wonderful response, but it just lasted for a few days. For me, tianeptine has worked better in combination with escitalopram.
For more about SSRI/tianeptine, you may read this:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20090826/msgs/914964.htmlI have also seen a case that showed that paroxetine added to tianeptine exacerbated depression, I searched for it now, but didn't find it. Anyway, I wonder if it works different when tianeptine is added to a SSRI compared with a SSRI added to an existing and working tianeptine.
In my case, tianeptine was added to escitalopram, with good effect, so I wonder if had been different if the tianeptine came first.
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