Posted by Dennis on January 14, 2000, at 16:01:27
In reply to Re: Serzone, clonazepam, and hostility?, posted by Louise on January 6, 2000, at 22:03:47
> Julie,
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> I've only been taking Serzone for a few weeks, but I've noticed I'm easily irritated and more apt to express my irritation. Otherwise, I love it! It's helped me more with anxiety than I would have dreamed. I'm going to stick with this for a while longer and see what happens.
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> I tried Klonopin for 6 months several years ago and I became very mean ... in fact, people started avoiding me like the plaque. My sisters finally figured out it was the Klonopin and they told me to go off the drug or to leave them alone, since my personality had changed so much. However, I haven't given up on Serzone yet. I tried Klonopin for 6 months ... I owe Serzone at least that much time.
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> LouiseTo those experiencing rage/hostility while on Serzone:
I was on-n-off Serzone for a couple years while trying other SSRI's. My experience with Serzone is that it lessened my anxiety significantly, though it did not alleviate the depressive symptoms all that much. It helped me to sleep. In fact, I experienced wonderful dreams while on Serzone, especially during the initial stages of taking the druq.
With regard to rage/hostility, I can fortunately say that this did not happen to me. I think the drug is relatively mild as compared to other SSRI's. And it is for that reason that I've read it's less effective in treating moderate to severe
depression than other SSRI's. Although it did not alleviate my depressive symptoms all that much, Serzone appealed to me because it did not make me feel lethargic, confused and apathetic toward my depression as other mediciations did.I never augmented Serzone with other with anti-anxiety drugs, as it was effective in treating my anxiety symptoms. I did however augment Serzone with Ritalin. I only took about 15 mg's of Ritalin and 300 mg's of Serzone. At first I felt a boost in its antidepressant abilities, though in addition, I later found that I was getting irritable. I attribute my irritability to the Ritalin. As soon as I stopped taking the Ritalin I felt less anxiety stricken. Dennis
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