Posted by bleauberry on July 10, 2011, at 19:51:05
In reply to My experiences with Stablon (Tianeptine), posted by JohnnyW on July 9, 2011, at 5:56:18
My experience wasn't exactly like yours but very close. A few weeks later I tried it again, except at much lower dosing. I still ran into the same problems, mostly the gloom and doom stuff. It was bad. I think for me it was about 3 to 4 days to get back to where I had been before the drug.
Valerian root can work but I find it a little bit depressing, usually by the third day of usage. Once in a while is fine with me. My favorite in that class of herbs is Lemon Balm. Very calming yet without fogginess or sedation, and for some people is mood brightening (high doses usually) and improves cognitive performance. I had med induced nervous anxiety very similar to what you described and it was still just insanely intense after a day of work. One dropper full of Lemon Balm tincture, I was amazed about 20 minutes later how grounded and relieved I was. Lemon Balm does rapid rescue for me in emergencies. I've tried the capsules and they didn't work nearly as well. The tincture is the way to go with this particular plant.
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