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Posted by jimmygold70 on June 4, 2001, at 3:39:55
I started reboxetine a couple of days ago on a low dose (4mg) to counteract low motivation. I also take Dekapote. I suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder.
I am more motivated, but feel extremely bad. It makes me so resltess and anxious, so I had to to add Xanax on my own. It's the worst mood I have had in a long time, even with Xanax. I feel angry about everyone and everything. I can't even smoke since I get terrible palpitations. I can't have sex since I can hardly get an erection (though I do ejecuate eventually, something that din't happen on Celexa I've taken before). I feel so lonely and unwanted.
I don't know what to do. I don't want to bother my PDoc now. I think I'm too much of an effort for him. I kept coming to his office every week or so, just to change my meds...
What am I going to do ? keep listening to "Suicide is painless" and "Novocaine to the soul" ? Get myself hospitalized ?
Jimmy
Posted by Jane D on June 4, 2001, at 9:31:35
In reply to I feel *extremely* bad on Reboxetine, posted by jimmygold70 on June 4, 2001, at 3:39:55
> I started reboxetine a couple of days ago on a low dose (4mg) to counteract low motivation. I also take Dekapote. I suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder.
>
> I am more motivated, but feel extremely bad. It makes me so resltess and anxious, so I had to to add Xanax on my own. It's the worst mood I have had in a long time, even with Xanax. I feel angry about everyone and everything. I can't even smoke since I get terrible palpitations. I can't have sex since I can hardly get an erection (though I do ejecuate eventually, something that din't happen on Celexa I've taken before). I feel so lonely and unwanted.
>
> I don't know what to do. I don't want to bother my PDoc now. I think I'm too much of an effort for him. I kept coming to his office every week or so, just to change my meds...
Jimmy,I know how you feel but do "bother" your doctor. It is, after all, his job. If adjusting your meds was simple your family doctor could have just handed you a Prozac and you wouldn't need the Pdoc in the first place.
If it were me I would contact him immediately and tell him that I was stopping the Reboxetine. I might consider continuing it only if he could swear that the bad feelings would go away in a few days. Probably I wouldn't. This sounds like an example of the cure being worse than the disease.
Good luck.
Jane
Posted by SLS on June 4, 2001, at 10:55:19
In reply to I feel *extremely* bad on Reboxetine, posted by jimmygold70 on June 4, 2001, at 3:39:55
> I started reboxetine a couple of days ago on a low dose (4mg) to counteract low motivation. I also take Dekapote. I suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder.
>
> I am more motivated, but feel extremely bad. It makes me so resltess and anxious, so I had to to add Xanax on my own. It's the worst mood I have had in a long time, even with Xanax. I feel angry about everyone and everything. I can't even smoke since I get terrible palpitations. I can't have sex since I can hardly get an erection (though I do ejecuate eventually, something that din't happen on Celexa I've taken before). I feel so lonely and unwanted.
>
> I don't know what to do. I don't want to bother my PDoc now. I think I'm too much of an effort for him. I kept coming to his office every week or so, just to change my meds...
>
> What am I going to do ? keep listening to "Suicide is painless" and "Novocaine to the soul" ? Get myself hospitalized ?
>
> Jimmy
Hi Jimmy.I have seen almost as many people get dangerously worse on reboxetine as I have seen become greatly improved. Anxiety will increase suicidality, so taking Xanax is probably the safest thing you could have done. I think things will most likely get worse at higher dosages of reboxetine. However, if you follow a pattern similar to mine, this exacerbation of your condition will dissipate within 48 hours upon discontinuation. I don't think a taper is necessary. You can just stop taking it.
- Scott
Posted by PhoenixGirl on June 4, 2001, at 15:11:41
In reply to Re: I feel *extremely* bad on Reboxetine » jimmygold70, posted by Jane D on June 4, 2001, at 9:31:35
Hi Jimmy,
Believe me, I know exactly how awful you feel. I would get in touch with my doctor if I were you, because it's his job to help you. Realize that feeling you don't deserve your doctor's help is part of your depression. There are a lot of meds out there, so keep trying.
> > I started reboxetine a couple of days ago on a low dose (4mg) to counteract low motivation. I also take Dekapote. I suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder.
> >
> > I am more motivated, but feel extremely bad. It makes me so resltess and anxious, so I had to to add Xanax on my own. It's the worst mood I have had in a long time, even with Xanax. I feel angry about everyone and everything. I can't even smoke since I get terrible palpitations. I can't have sex since I can hardly get an erection (though I do ejecuate eventually, something that din't happen on Celexa I've taken before). I feel so lonely and unwanted.
> >
> > I don't know what to do. I don't want to bother my PDoc now. I think I'm too much of an effort for him. I kept coming to his office every week or so, just to change my meds...
>
> Jimmy,
>
> I know how you feel but do "bother" your doctor. It is, after all, his job. If adjusting your meds was simple your family doctor could have just handed you a Prozac and you wouldn't need the Pdoc in the first place.
>
> If it were me I would contact him immediately and tell him that I was stopping the Reboxetine. I might consider continuing it only if he could swear that the bad feelings would go away in a few days. Probably I wouldn't. This sounds like an example of the cure being worse than the disease.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Jane
Posted by cole on June 4, 2001, at 16:29:27
In reply to Re: I feel *extremely* bad on Reboxetine, posted by PhoenixGirl on June 4, 2001, at 15:11:41
I'm with Scott, drop the rebox. It took it and it made me extremely anxious, and it went from that into becoming suicidal pretty quickly. I too stopped it and began feeling better within a few days. If you are in the US it's probably not too likely your pdoc knows what to do with this med anyways, so just stop it on your own, see how you feel, then go in for adjustments on the other meds if needed.
cole
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