Posted by amigan on October 13, 2007, at 19:43:04
In reply to Re: Sulpiride as a mood-brightener. My experience!, posted by Amigan on September 22, 2007, at 10:12:44
> > >
> > > Been on sulpiride for many years. I was using it to augment Prozac.
> > >
> > > It is exceptionally well for anticipatory anxiety. But its mood brightening effects are very very short lived.
> > >
> > > The case is same for amisulpride too. Both are good medicines in conjuction with another drug. Alone they don't do their job well.
> >
> > Thank you. I didn't know that its effects are VERY short lived, that's kind of disappointing.
> > But i'm already taking prozac like you used to, i will try it anyway! :)
> >
> > Anyone knows of any good alternatives, btw?
>
> Ok, maybe it's too early for me to talk since i have been taking it for only 4-5 days but here it goes:
> I take a single dose of 50mg daily and it gives me nothing but side-effects even on such low dose:
> - mild headache
> - sensation of "flushed eyes"
> - noticable acceleration of heart beat. This is not a stim/dopamine rush kind of palpitations. It's more like an anti-cholinergic kind..
>
> I haven't notice any psychotropic effect. Perhaps it's there but it's to subtle. So far, i'm dissapointed with it.Ok, i feel more exprerienced with this drug now. The side-effects have subsided. They only occured at the first 2 doses.
It's an "ok" drug (i guess) but way too weak. I have difficulties to distinguish any actual effect from placebo. I'm not even sure if it does anything at all.
The only think i feel when i take it (now that the side effects are gone) is a slight decrease in muscle tone. If it has a stimulative action at all, it's too subtle for me to notice. It must be like 10x less potent than coffee. ( I do drink coffee in large quantities btw)Do you think that it worths to try amisulpride? I keep reading that it's just a more expensive version of sulpiride, twice as potent (which only means that i have to halve the dosage) and less sedating.
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