Posted by Robert35 on February 11, 2006, at 7:56:52
Hi forummembers,
Till now I have read posts on this board with much interest; this is my first post.
At this opportunity I thank Dr. Bob and others helping him keeping up this site; it has been very informative to me !
I have been on different ad’s since 1992 (plus a short time in the 1980’s (to no avail)) and since I am a chronic pain patient as well I am now on prozac and tramadol; respectively 15 mg and 100 mg daily.
(I know about risks for serotonin syndrome btw but at least this combination I can stand and helps me to some extent and my above that doctors say it is ok to use this combo.)
In the past I have used luvox, paxil, prozac, zoloft (4 weeks), celexa (8 weeks), a snri (effexor), trazodon (Desyrel), Serzone, Remeron, two tca's (amytryptiline and one of the amytryptiline group (which name I should have to look up).Most of these I couldn’t stand; prozac, effexor and paxil I can tolerate though at a price: trouble concentrating on my job (I do a very simple job below my level), racing thoughts, tiredness, feeling “spacy” to the point of vertigo, difficulty learning, forgetfulness/bad memory (even watching movies) and in relationships trouble with sexuality.
I am sorry to be so outspoken about the sex issue: I don’t have much desire and have trouble climaxing.
Last week my paindoctor suggested other options for prozac: surmontil and anafranil (clomipramine).
He gave me a prescription for the latter; I should use this together with the tramadol.
Reading posts of many of you nortriptilene and lamictal (and St. Johnswort (of a dependable brand)) came up to my mind as well.
I suggested buprenorphine to him once but he doesn’t think it will improve me; he is afraid of the dizziness (and maybe afraid of opioids I don’t know).
Desipramine isn’t available anymore in the country where I live (the Netherlands).
To combat the sideeffects of ssri’s I have tried gingko biloba but that didn’t help with the libido .My question is: in comparison which ad would be recommendable ?
The last few years I have been at the point of stopping ad’s and tried that several times; putting through with this wasn’t possible.
Thank you in advance for any answers,
best to all of you,Robert35
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