Posted by SheilaC on July 29, 2009, at 17:30:18
In reply to Re: Dopamine / Serotonin?, posted by Brainbeard on July 29, 2009, at 16:26:24
How interesting you say that. I used to take Effexor, but only 75mg. I guess if I had gone up to 150mg or higher maybe it would have helped me without bothering my bladder.
I took SSRIs for at least 10 years. At one point I took 40mg of Prozac, another time I took 100mg of Zoloft. I also took 75mg of Trazadone at night for sleep.
Then my bladder starting hurting. Every SSRI I tried gave me urgency, urine frequency and pain. My bladder doc even said that drugs that effect serotonin may hurt my bladder (and they did).
My bladder doc had me try neurontin (for pain), but it hurt too.
Usual pain meds like hydacodone didn't help my bladder pain, but Tramadol did and it helped with my depression.
Which is why I was curious if there were a drug similar to Tramadol I could take.
Would high dose Effexor (150mg or higher) effect serotoinin?
I really should mention this to my doc.
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