Posted by Dee on September 16, 1999, at 8:39:37
In reply to Serazone, posted by Lauri on September 15, 1999, at 21:11:07
I'm on Serzone, too.. Some six weeks now. I was anticipating much more side effects than I am actually experiencing. The beginning, and the periods of upping the dose have been rough enough, mainly due to the unfamiliar fits of edgy anxiety. On the whole my experience so far is better than expected.
I am still going through changes, and although I do feel the therapeutic effect, I am not assumin that my system is stable yet. My psychiatrist said I can expect to see the full therapeutic effect without initial side effects six to eight weeks from last adjustment. So what you are feeling, Lauri, is likely to pass.
Now that my anxiety is easing (not gone) I am dealing with my blood pressure plummeting, at least I feel it is. But, I'm not worried.. everything else has passed, and I believe that this sill too.Some two weeks ago I started feeling clear improvement on my depression, first for very short periods of time, but now these periods that used to last anywhere from minutes to a couple of hours last for days! I still get the anxiety attacks even in the good times, but they rarely overwhelm me to the point where they paralyze me. although that still happens.
I am starting to connect with people again, dating even... Sort of. I started on the inteernet and little by little extended the scope to real world. Feels good to be able to do that.So, what I wanted to say, is the side effects you are feeling don't sound too bad. Although you are the only one who can say how much they interfere with your life. Hang on there. I'll check a couple of links where I found the info about Serzone - Although as far as adverse effects go, the best I could do is to check out the old threads on this site.
Wish you well
Dee.P.S. Suomalainen?
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