Posted by Bekka H. on February 11, 2002, at 23:27:47
In reply to What are you on now? » Bekka H., posted by ST on February 11, 2002, at 4:41:45
> Hi Bekka,
>
> What are you on now? And did you notice a weight gain with Celexa? I gained thirty pounds in less than three months on Celexa. Effexor XR
> (225 mg) seems to be working well with the Depakote and Wellbutrin. But the sexual side effects still exist.
>
> Sarah
************************************************Hi Sarah. Sorry it took me so long to respond. You asked what I'm on now. Well, I'm in limbo. I spent a month trying Tianeptine. My doctor gave me a prescription for it and I got it from a reputable pharmacy in Europe. I didn't give it a long enough trial period because I'm under a lot of pressure in other areas of my life, and it was taking me too long to raise the dose high enough for it to "kick in." I will try it again in May or June, when I have more time.
Now my doctor is talking about giving me Lamictal plus dexedrine. I'm currently on a very low dose of dexedrine just to hold me over until I make a decision about the Lamictal. I have unipolar depression, so I'm wary about the Lamictal. I think it's primarily used for bipolar, but we've exhausted just about every other avenue.
The weight gain I had on Celexa wasn't bad (4-5 pounds), but I did gain 10 pounds on Zoloft. On Zoloft, I was swimming one mile every day and eating not more than 1500 calories per day, so it's possible I would have gained more weight if I hadn't exercised so much. How many milligrams of Celexa were you on?
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