Posted by Helena24 on September 26, 2009, at 11:16:28
In reply to Tianeptine addiction, posted by Helena24 on September 23, 2009, at 6:59:31
>How does a tianeptine withdrawal feel?<
It's a severe craving, myalgia/flu-like symptoms,I felt very weak ,orthostatic hypotension , apathy ,no motivation ,extreme fatique ,insomnia (that I ,managed with bromazepam )
I had a strong craving for alcohol during this time.(Normally I drink only "social doses".
When I take tianeptine I have nearly no interest for alcohol.)
Some time ago I added paroxetine to the tianeptine (to loose some weight) (yes,for me paxil works as a weight-loss drug).
That resulted in needing much higher doses of tianeptine to manage the apathy/procrastination that comes from the ssri and this was not good for me and I soon stopped the paxil again.When I start an ssri it's better not to have tianeptine in the house because the temptation is to big to take large doses to manage ssri side effects.
It makes me to swallow the pills without control.
So combintation ssri+tianeptine does not work for me for this reason.The only reason for me to take an ssri would be to lose weight.
They are worthless for me for my other issues since anxiety is not a big problen for me.
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