Posted by banga on November 3, 2004, at 10:43:55
In reply to Saw pdoc - didn't go as I had hoped - scared, posted by jujube on November 3, 2004, at 10:25:56
Sorry you felt it didn't go well. That's so frustrating. The consolation I could give you from my own case: I combined Anafranil with Lexapro, with no serotonin syndrome problems. I think if the doses aren't huge, it could be OK. My pdoc is very leery of drug interactions, so I doubt he'd have done it if he thought it was risky.
Anafranil did not make me tired in the least. When it did work for me, it was wonderful--it helped my anxiety too, and on it the antidepressant effect seemed--well more colorful, it seemed my emotions were less flat than they were on the SSRI alone. The ONLY side effect was some weight gain. I had no trouble adjusting doses, no trouble with withdrawal effects--even when I would bend to my impatience and decrease it rapidly. So I can at least be one example that it doesn't necessarily come with a whole load of bad side effects.
We're each different of course. I too am considering nortryptiline as a next drug, thinking it may be more antianxiety than the Anafranil (currently trying Cymbalta, wish me luck!). But I still have some anafranil around, I feel it is always there if nothing else works. It's just that as soon as I gain 5 lbs, my back hurts....
Hang in there, it's a tough feeling when you walk away feeling you weren't heard...
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