Posted by SLS on September 14, 2016, at 15:47:21
In reply to Anyone's taking Agomelatine (Valdoxan)?, posted by Hana on September 14, 2016, at 5:52:18
> My pdoc said its good for anhedonia. As I've mentioned before my anhedonia is caused by SSRIs cease not depression as that's not my original diagnosis. My pdoc refuses to acknowledge this despite many studies confirm my claim.
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> Does Valdoxan work? I'm tired of feeling anhedonic. I'm going on meds merry go round. What kind of life is this? Imagine being in my 70s, 80s ,90s and still going to the pdoc. I just don't want to live any longer.I tried Valdoxan a few years ago. It didn't help improve my bipolar depression at all. Anhedonia is one of my symptoms. Of course, two people can have opposite reactions to the same drug.
For some people, Abilify helps with anhedonia. If it is going to improve your condition, you should know within a week or two as long as you are at the right dosage. For depression, 2-5 mg/day is usually chosen. I happen to need 10-20 mg/day in combination with antidepressants.
Besides anhedonia, are you experiencing any symptoms of depression?
What drugs are you taking now?
Keep an eye on the two newer antipsychotics, Reluxti and Vraylar. Both drugs might help with anhedonia, as they are dopamine receptor D3 partial antagonists. As with Abilify, it usually takes the addition of an other drug to produce a therapeuric response. Two drugs that can help are Lamictal and Wellbutrin.
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