Posted by orbital on January 3, 2010, at 22:42:28
In reply to Re: Stablon, posted by metamorphosis on January 3, 2010, at 15:53:34
I was on Stablon for a year, here's what I posted in another thread: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20100103/msgs/932306.html
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The Stablon worked very well, with no side effects that I can recall, except for one: it affected my sleep patterns in a very weird way, lots of intense/lucid dreams... it wasn't unpleasant, just strange.Anyway, it was particularly effective for anxiety, it allowed me to lower my benzo intake drastically. I really liked it because it didn't blunt my emotions at all (unlike most of the SSRIs I've tried).
I took the Stablon for about a year, at which point my doc (and I) decided that my depression was in remission and took me off it... I was med-free for another year, only taking a low dose of Klonopin.
As a side note, IME Stablon worked well for the mild/moderate depression and anxiety I was experiencing at that time. When I crashed big time a year later, Stablon didn't do much, so I had to move on to something else.
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I looked through my old med journal, here some additional info from my experience with this med:* I had some GI disturbances for a while, but resolved very quickly (I'd forgotten about this)
* I noticed that it had definitely kicked in during the second month of treatment - unlike most meds, Stablon feels like it's silently working in the background.
* Mixed with alcohol once, felt extremely sick - VERY bad idea.
* It was difficult to keep track of the doses, until I worked out a system that ensured I wouldn't forget to take the pills (3 "tic tacs"/day).
* As I mentioned before, it really seemed to affect my sleep architecture - despite the crazy dreams, I felt rested, though.
* The lack of side effects made me wonder if it was working at all - seems like I'm so used to being bogged down with pesky side effects that the negligible Stablon s/e made me skeptical - gotta love the irony!
* No withdrawal symptoms following quick discontinuation.
It was a good experience at the time, it definitely helped. Now I'm wondering how it would compare to the host of meds I've been on since then...
Anyway, I hope this helps :)
> Does anyone have experience using it?It seems like such a promising med. and I know it's available in other countries and online.I'm looking for fist hand experiences.
poster:orbital
thread:932299
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20100103/msgs/932412.html