Posted by loosmrbls on April 5, 2001, at 8:01:46
In reply to serzone question, posted by e503 on April 4, 2001, at 22:14:19
e503:
I had the same experience with serzone. It is interesting, because 50mg twice a day is a very low dose, and usually only elderly patients or those with other health problems are started so low. All the trials show that the antidepressant effect doesn't start until 300+ milligrams per day.
That being said, I was started in 50mg twice a day and also felt a little drugged, foggy, and sedated. So it may indeed be a side effect of the medication.
I think weight gain is a potential of ALL of the antidepressants.
As for the sleep, this sounds like insomnia (difficuly falling asleep). Do you wake up alot during the night? Do you have a lot of anxietyt at night? The dexedrine should be way out of your system by nighttime, so I doubt that is playing a major role.
But appetite increase, weight gain, and insomnia are all symptoms of depression by themselves. Maybe it's not under control yet.
loosmrbls
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