Posted by Mark H. on February 19, 2002, at 10:12:11
In reply to Venlafaxine disinhibition: good or bad?, posted by Anna Laura on February 19, 2002, at 5:10:49
Anna Laura,
I think it is a very good thing. For me, what you describe has always been a long way "up" from depression. I must admit, however, that I usually have experienced your symptoms most strongly when I am going off of Effexor, as a rebound effect.
A little hypomania can be a refreshing change. If it starts to go over the top for you (becoming a mixed state of depressive agitation), then you might want to ask your doctor about periodic use of Zyprexa, which is used now as a single therapy for bipolar and works right away. I find I need to take a very small amount perhaps 3 or 4 days a month at most, some months not at all. I'm grateful for a medicine I can use as needed to help me regain my natural balance.
Since you're the *only* case I know of regarding venlafaxine disinhibition, I think there is a good chance that it is a sign that it is beginning to relieve your chronic, long-term depression.
Think positively, go with it, and work with your doctor if it becomes too intense.
Congratulations!
Mark
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