Posted by Delna on November 27, 2012, at 14:14:51
In reply to Re: Depression is Infectious - minocycline » Delna, posted by Phillipa on November 24, 2012, at 20:29:52
Hi,
I have taken 50mg minocycline for 3 days and I can say with some confidence that it is making me really sleepy. i can't wake up in-spite of my usual ritalin 40mg, Dexedrine 20mg, Provigil 400mg and 450mg Wellbutrin. I already have an issue with hypersomnia and this is one side effect I cannot bear, so I am stopping this drug. I need to go up to 200mg anyway and if I am so tired now, thats just not going to happen.
I'm not sure if this is a common side-effect and since I am extremely sensitive to meds please dont go by my experience. I also have the most bizarre , topsy-turvy reactions.
Phlippa,i know you are thinking about restarting this so please don't be put off. I know you are concerned about dizziness which is common but I can say with certainty that I didn't get dizzy at all. Nor the nauseous . Headaches, maybe,but since I get them anyway I cant say for sure minocycline is causing them.
Its only been 3 days so I cannot report any positive effects.
So just wanted to update you.
I also think the only way to know if you can tolerate it, is to try a low dose first.Now I think I need to try latuda.
PS:
If i do discover (after stopping ) that the sleepiness is not connected, I will restart for sure. Otherwise I have read things about asprin for inflammation in the context of depression , even though i dont think it crosses the blood/ brain barrier. And statins too!
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