Posted by blanding on December 24, 2004, at 12:44:50
In reply to Re: Incredible Pain/Anxiety/Depression » Guy, posted by ace on December 24, 2004, at 0:15:29
Some comments regarding Ace's posting (point 3 and 4 respectively):
According to experiences found on this board and elsewhere, clonazepam seems to have the tendency to cause depressive states. Therefore I'd be cautious about continuing or even raising the dosage of clonazepam.
For immediate anxiolytic action, alprazolam is superior, because of its concurrent antidepressant effects.Quoting Ace:
"4. Tramadol- this is an EXTREMELY effective agent in the right person. It is used for pain, but it is useful in a spectrum of psychiatric disorders.
When I take 100mg Tramadol, I feel so so happy....I feel total calm and motivation...try it I say. But be careful of tolerance."Once I was deliverd into hospital because of a bone fracture and was administered tramadol.
I also experienced total calm and peace and had asked the nurse what kind of psychopharmacon I was given. She replied, I wasn't given any one. After release from the hospital I researched the effects of tramadol and found it to be a rather potent analgesic with the side effect of opioid-type bliss.After release from hospital, I continued being prescribed tramadol and felt an antidepressant effect (I was taking no other meds at that time), though I was slowly but surely developing tolerance due to daily usage.
Later on I only occasionally took tramadol 100 mg (extended release) for its antidepressant and opiod type effect, but had to stop once I was put on an SSRI, because of the risk of serotonin syndrome.
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