Posted by Pfinstegg on October 24, 2002, at 17:35:12
In reply to tianeptine - effectiveness? side effects?, posted by gladi on October 24, 2002, at 8:42:34
I have been taking tianeptine for about 2 months now. the severe depression is gone,and the anhedonia much better. Although I still have some dysthymia, I have a sense that this, too is gradually improving. I have noticed NO side-effects; my sexual life is thankfully back to normal after 8 trying years on Prozac, and I have a feeling of greater mental quickness. I don't think this drug is as powerful for severe depression as the SSRIs, but it's certainly much nicer to take if you can. And I love knowing that this is the one AD, at present, which will really protect the hippocampus and allow it to, maybe, regain its normal architecture.
In France, where it was originally developed, there are reports that it goes on getting more effective with up to a year of use. It has less impact than an aspirin. At first you think it isn't doing a thing, but after several weeks you suddenly start to realize how much better you are feeling. At least, that has been my experience- I hope you have just as good a one!
PfinsteggThe positive response rate for it is just like the SSRI's- about 68%
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