Posted by West on March 14, 2010, at 10:57:46
In reply to Re: Venlafaxine, concerta and agomelatine » West, posted by sigismund on March 14, 2010, at 8:50:06
> >Can I ask why you wished you'd stayed at 12.5mg- Are you usually quite sensitive to medication?
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> I'm not especially med sensitive, though I may be averse to NE.
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> Why I wish I stayed on 12.5 for longer?
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> From the beginning there was a lovely calm feeling the next day.
> Nothing hugely AD perhaps, but good for me.
> I increased it to 2/3 of a tablet a night. And then the afternoon feeling of pressure came.
> It wasn't like anxiety exactly, certainly not social anxiety, but it made me want a very stiff drink.
> Eventually that went away, but I felt I forced it a bit and it would have been healthier to do it more gently.Reports at agomelatine psychonauts are that increased anxiety is common in the early stages, but that this, along with associated sleep disruption, usually disappears after a few weeks.
I wouldn't take any less than 25mg if that was all I was on for depression. It all rests on how great is your need I suppose.
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