Posted by sukarno on October 2, 2005, at 14:55:18
In reply to Re: Stablon is working well (12.5mg QID) » sukarno, posted by ed_uk on September 30, 2005, at 15:16:15
Hi Ed! :-)
How are you doing? Still taking citalopram?
I hope all is well.I asked a psychiatrist if it would be ok to take amineptine along with Stablon and he said it is ok, so I might give it a try at a low dose.
I should get my liver enzymes checked as it's been 2 1/2 years since the last test. I hope nothing is wrong. My appetite is still good though.
Valium, even at a much lower dose of 20mg (relative to 5mg Xanax) is much more effective. I feel much better and I haven't felt this good in a few years. :-)
No ups and downs on Valium. Easy enough to take twice a day (every 12 hours). Xanax sometimes precipitated my anxiety and I would get rebound symptoms and panic attacks at night. At first I thought this was just part of the panic disorder, but after getting on Valium this no longer happens.
It's a big relief to say the least. :-)
I cut back on famotidine to 20mg in the morning before breakfast and 40mg at night. I take calcium carbonate as an antacid with meals during the day to keep the acid down.
I'm thinking of starting a PPI (e.g. omeprazole), but I've heard of people having anxiety and tachycardia as adverse reactions, so I'm not sure if it is a good idea or not. I do have a bottle of omeprazole here. They are 20mg capsules and I was thinking of emptying out half the capsule so I'd be taking roughly 10mg. I'm terribly afraid of the side effects of PPIs, but need something stronger to keep the GERD at bay.
I'm not sure if I'd do better on amineptine. I've read it affects the adrenergic system, so it is possible it could exacerbate my anxiety although I feel very calm most of the time. My main problem now is lack of motivation and that makes me depressed at times. I don't really have motivation to do anything... I struggle with it and try to tough it out. Stablon mostly just keeps the depression away and sometimes puts me in a pleasant mood, but still feel lazy to perform even simple tasks.A lot of this could be due to my living situation. I really don't like Indonesia and am planning to move back to Malaysia one of these days. That's a very nice country...much less to worry about over there and very clean and organised.
Take care and keep in touch! :-)
Best wishes,
Paul
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