Posted by doxogenic boy on September 9, 2013, at 10:48:17
In reply to Re: My meds are working » doxogenic boy, posted by Tomatheus on September 8, 2013, at 18:25:45
Hi,
Thank you for your thoughts about this.I will be very happy if more people can benefit from this combo. Escitalopram and tianeptine have in theory the opposite effect of each other on serotonin levels, SSRI vs tianeptine, a serotonin reuptake enhancer, but the brain is complicated, so maybe they work different together? I started with escitalopram (and quetiapine, trimipramine and liothyronine) before tianeptine, maybe it would have had a different and not so good effect if I started with tianeptine and then added escitalopram and the other medicines? (The latest medication I started with, was agomelatine in 2010.)
And I think it should have been more research into combos like this and high-dose tianeptine treatment of treatment resistant depression and/or anxiety. There are some case reports of patients taking extreme doses of tianeptine, that are labeled as "tianeptine abuse", but maybe it isn't - maybe it just is a treatment that works? But then it is important to stop if there is tolerance build up, and it must be a psychiatrist that prescribes it and monitor the patient.
Another thing:
Do you know about how it is with generics in general - are they normally as good as branded drugs? I am soon changing from Stablon to the generic Tianeurax.- doxogenic
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