Posted by ben on April 3, 2002, at 6:43:07
In reply to Re: new to the group-has anyone tried milnacipran?, posted by mat on April 2, 2002, at 17:46:37
> > > hi ben!
> > > yes, i take milnacipran. today i finished my third week with this AD.
> > > but the first week i took only 25mg twice a day, and then i started to
> > > to take the recommended dose of 2x50mg.
> > > at the moment i'm a little bit disappointed because it doesn't seem
> > > to have the same strong mood-enhancing effect as the ADs i have tried before (paroxetin, sertralin), but the
> > > good thing is that it doesn't seem to disappoint my girlfriend (the other AD did-that's the reason i stopped them)
> > > also-i think my sleep pattern is improving and i feel no adverse side-effects.
> > > my psychiatrist told me that she often prescribes milnacipran to young men because of the lack of sexual dysfunctions associated with this drug.
> > > she also said i should try this drug because of the noradrenaline-reuptake-inhibition that will probably make me more active.
> > > my motto now is: wait and see
> > > does anybody else have experiences with milnacipran? please, post them!
> > >
> > > mat
> >
> >
> > How much of Paroxetine / Sertraline did you take. Paroxetine was the best for me but I gained weight, was always tired on it and had sexual side effects. Do you have really no side effects of Ixel ? No agitation, increased anxiety, tremor or urinary problems (dysuria).... ? I had no luck with Sertraline, was nauseous all the time and gave it up for this reason. What about going higher with Ixel ? Efexor (Venlafaxine) is also possible to go up mor than the recommended 150-375 mg/day !
> >
> > ben
>
> hi ben!
> paroxetine also was the best AD for me, but the sexual side-effects were intolerable. i took one tablet a day (i think that was 20mg). but besides the sexual thing i also felt no side effects with
> this ssri. sometimes a little bit nausea, but nothing more. i remember i always thought that this med is only placebo-until i found myself at a emergency unit because of acute pancreatitis. the
> physicians there did not continue to give me my paroxetin (seroxat here in austria) and i experienced a really terrible withdrawal syndrome (in addition to the unbelievable pain that the small pancreas-gland can cause when it is inflamed), that reminded me that the ADs indeed are powerful meds.
> i did not gain weight, i lost a few kilos instead because my activity increased to a level where i could resume my favourite hobby-biking. it's like an indicator-when i feel better-i lose weight.
> i really have no side-effects at the moment with ixel. i read about the dysuria-thing but there's nothing like that. sometimes nausea again, but i can stand it. but-as i already mentioned-i'm not satisfied with it-i'm really down at the moment. next week i tell my psychiatrist about my experiences with milnacipran, we will have to change my regimen.
> what meds are you taking at the moment? do you know why there are so few entries on milnacipran in this forum? is this substance not popular in the u.s?
>
> mathi mat
Ixel is only available in austria, france and portugal but not in the USA !
I take Aurorix (Moclobemide) but it doesnt help me much - I am down and have chronic pain !ben
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