Posted by liliths on January 18, 2007, at 9:12:39
In reply to Re: amineptine/tianeptine for depression » liliths, posted by psychobot5000 on January 17, 2007, at 1:10:46
thank you for your input. I think I'm going to give it a try and get away from seeing a psychiatrist at all, if I can. I'm going to ask my primary if she will write my ADD and klonopin scripts and try the taineptine. Even with the expense of $100 a month, if it works it'll be worth it and I'll be saving $ not seeing my pdoc as he's not covered under my insurance.
thanks again
namaste,
lilith> > i actually came 'this' close to ordering some yesterday but saw a post from someone who said they experienced wieght gain from it and I just froze! That's a big no-no side effect for me. I find no relief from depression if THAT occurs.
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> > looks like the cheapest I can find it, pus it at about $100 a month. Are you taking it 3x a day?
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> > how long did it take before you felt it?
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> I take it three times a day, yes, each dose about five to six hours apart, usually. It's a more subtle drug than others, but I believe I felt the positive effects of it within one to two weeks (I tend to be a fast responder).
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> Definitely never had weight-gain on it. People's experiences tend to differ, but I personally think that tianeptine makes me lose a little weight, since it deals with 'vegetative' depressive symptoms. I think it unlikely that this med's properties make it likely it would cause weight-gain--the statistics I've seen (charts of reported side-effects) do not suggest that as being the case with any frequency.
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> All that said, EMSAM is, I think a more powerful drug than tianeptine. Best of luck,
> P-bot
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