Posted by atmlady on January 10, 2008, at 9:32:05
In reply to Who here is taking milnacipran (Ixel)?, posted by BearFan on January 9, 2008, at 21:51:18
Hi, BearFan! I am eagerly awaiting my first shipment of Ixel, which I decided to try for all the same reasons you've listed, plus the improved sleep. I will post how I'm feeling once I start (I'll be coming off a max dose of Wellbutrin and the occasional week of Lexapro when I get desperate for serotonin).
From what I've been reading online, the side effects of Ixel can be elevated blood pressure (some of the fibro patients in the current US trials have had to discontinue due to this) and problems with urinating (for men, at least). One member of this board took Ixel for a few days and discontinued due to the inability to urinate (I think he was a man); users on other boards I've visited say this side effect, if you get it, usually clears up after a few days.
I also hear that Ixel, which inhibits the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine, also enhances the receptivity of dopamine receptors, so a person who needs a dopamine boost (which I'm afraid I might after a year of Wellbutrin) might be OK with just the Ixel - I'm hoping I will be. But from what I'm reading, adding a dopamine agonist to the Ixel is OK if needed. In Japan they have had much success with adding Dostinex to the Ixel.
So stay tuned; I promise to post my experience!
poster:atmlady
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