Posted by dragonblack on August 5, 2011, at 22:51:37
In reply to Does Tianeptine actually work? +Decreasing Saphris, posted by uncouth on August 3, 2011, at 11:39:05
Hey,
I took it for a short time back when I was misdiagnosed as MDD. I had no insurance at the time, was desperate, and I had become fixated on tianeptine due to Servier's push of the neuroplasticity angle (turns out this is pretty much how AD's work generally (for most), but they were ahead of the game and managed for market tianeptine specifically as a brain fixer). So, I got it on my own, and on day 3, I believe, switched from depressed to hypomanic (or manic...). I proceeded to rapid cycle after that, and needless to say, it didn't work for me, except that it gave me an opportunity to finally figure out that I'm Bipolar II, and get my Dx right! So, I owe it that.
The only side effect I really had from it was occasionally feeling a little tipsy after dosing, like I had had 2 or 3 beers on an empty stomach. It was never a really big deal, but I actually remember wondering whether I was good to drive once. That's it for me. Wish I could have trialed it with a mood stabilizer on board, it's way too expensive for Americans, though.
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