Posted by Conundrum on June 4, 2011, at 12:01:31
In reply to It seems Ago + Prozac is the perfect match BUT..., posted by Agomelatinehope on April 5, 2011, at 7:07:48
This worked for me, but i started and stopped the drug too many times and now it doesn't work. Actually I just took half a 5mg pill every other day because cutting into 4ths was too hard and the drug stays in you for a long time.
> Hi. This is my first message. I'm from Spain and I've been suffering
> from insomnia and depression for quite a long time (6 years or so).
>
> Over the years I've tried practically every single AD but I haven't
> found one whose effect lasted long. The AD I've been more time on is
> Cymbalta (until it stopped working and I felt like I was deprived of
> my feelings, a very creepy and sad feeling). My insomnia is right now
> my main concern since it has affected my life in every field.
>
> Agomelatine
>
> There is something really strange about this AD.
>
> I've been able to feel its positive effects and it was simply amazing:
>
> I could slept greatly, I got energy all day long, I felt braver and
> more confident. I felt like doing things all the time. I started to
> listen to music again and resumed my forgotten hobbies. The drug I had
> all been all my life looking for. It started working from the first
> day.
>
> I have to point out that I only felt this effect when switching from
> fluoxetine (Prozac) to Agomelatine.
>
> So I thought that maybe Fluoxetine + Prozac was the right combination
> for me and started taking both. But... It just didn't work. I couldn't
> feel those amazing positive effects.
>
> Then I tried to take agomelatine alone but i didn't feel any positive
> effects (maybe it needed more time to work)
>
> Last week I changed from Prozac to Agomelatine and I felt again those
> wondrous effects but it didn't last long, just three days.
>
> Kind of strange, isn't it?
>
> The Prozac dose I was taking was 10mg (half pill).
>
> From what I recall reading is that
> it only had 5HT2-C antagonistic qualities at lower doses so...
> Maybe that great feeling was the mixture of the 5HT2-C antagonistic
> qualities of Prozac (since it has such long life and I had stopped
> taking just before taking ago) + Ago itself.
>
> So, do you think it might be a good idea to take for instance, 5mg
> Prozac (1/4 pill) + Ago ? Would I get then that estimulating feeling
> on a daily basis?
>
> Thank you so much!
Complaints: post-SSRI problems: anhedonia, memory and concentration problems, sexual anhedonia. )
Country:USA
Currently taking 2.5 mg prozac, Multi B vitamin
poster:Conundrum
thread:982000
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