Posted by sukarno on November 17, 2010, at 14:13:29
In reply to Re: tianeptine » sukarno, posted by g_g_g_unit on November 17, 2010, at 6:49:38
I feel a headache for an hour or two after taking a dose. Do you get headaches too?
I looked up my old posts here about Stablon from 2005 and found that I experienced the adrenaline-like effects in the beginning. It went away for a day or two only to return again once more and finally died off 3 weeks into treatment. I never experienced adrenaline-like effects again as I continued with Stablon for another 5 years.
I suspect it is just a start-up side effect. I'm also on Xanax which helps to minimize the jitters and inner tension.
I felt so relaxed yesterday. I usually don't watch TV, but decided to sit back on the couch with the remote control and watch it for several hours until I fell asleep. hehheh.
My depression feels like it is in remission. I still haven't used the lightbox. I shudder to think how bad my depression would be right now if I hadn't been taking this medication. I also quit caffeine 5 to 7 days ago and usually that will send me into a severe depression but I feel okay.
Usually antidepressants take weeks to work, although some say Stablon works more quickly.
I certainly hope you feel better. You can cut the tablets in half and lower the dose as you feel anxious. I had to raise and lower the dose a lot back in 2005 for the first three weeks. After that it was smooth sailing though. I hope you do well on it.
Paul
alprazolam 1mg QID, tianeptine 6.25mg QID,
quit caffeine
GNC Ultra Mega Gold vitamin supplement, BIDDx: panic disorder, major depression, probable PTSD
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