Posted by Joy on September 17, 2001, at 21:28:23
In reply to Re: My experience with Serzone, posted by Tony P on September 16, 2001, at 0:04:06
We are all so different. When I tried Serzone for the first 10 days I was fine then as my dose went up I had crying jags all the time. After trying it for 4 weeks and becoming agitated with insomnia; it did not sedate me at all. my pdoc took me off. I'm glad Serzone worked for you; it seems the majority of people who try it are not helped much by it.
Joy> When I was on Serzone, I usually took the whole daily dose an hour or so before bedtime. Not what the package insert says to do, but it worked for me. It's actually absorbed better in a single large dose, and most of the Serzone clears out of your system in 8-12 hrs.
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> The daytime drowsiness *eventually* went away somewhat - took months - but Serzone eventually stopped working for me as an antidepressant too (we're talking 6-7 years here).
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> I took Serzone primarily because I had sleep problems + depression - if you don't suffer from insomnia, it may not be the right AD for you at all.
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> Tony P
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> > My pdoc dislikes Serzone - says it is extremely sedating for most people; makes you like a zombie, makes you zone out, drowsy, can't do anything, don't feel like doing anything, and it isn't even *that* effective for depression. This, of course, is just one pdoc's professional opinion.
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