Posted by cybercafe on May 24, 2003, at 2:46:41
In reply to Re: abilify/trileptal/zoloft » cybercafe, posted by Ritch on May 22, 2003, at 22:07:34
> > Ritch, I'd like to say thanks for bringing up the bp issue with effexor xr. i managed to get mine checked, found out it was high, and get off the stuff. which is great, because the tremors were really inhibiting my social life. now i can go out and start meeting some cute girls :)
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> Geez, the tremors must have been fairly brutal! :)well they get worse when you are nervous/excited of course :(
am i the only bipolar that doesn't have a harem of women?
i wonder if significant anxiety is normal or abnormal in bipolar patients.
hmmm... i've thought about it, and i can't help but think that those type 1s seem to be more functional (work, socializing, etc etc)
> No withdrawal effects or rebound anxiety from the Effexor? How is your sleep (improved/worsened)?
Nothing noticeable. I'm only going from 150 -> 75.
I went from 225 -> 0 before in a week, and it wasn't until the following week that I felt bad withdrawal effects. And those were easily treated with clonazepam.>however, if you read the insert carefully you will see high *affinity* for the D2 receptor-that says antagonist all over the place to me-semantics
hmm... i don't understand why affinity = antagonist
please explain
>(?). Otherwise how could this med cause considerable akathisia problems in some patients?good question. but then why wouldn't it cause other movement disorders?
hmmmm.... i wonder what AD my doc will put me on next. Is effexor the only one that causes tremors?
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