Posted by bleauberry on December 1, 2011, at 14:05:43
In reply to Venlafaxine and opioid receptors?, posted by SLS on December 1, 2011, at 8:00:51
I think there is some sort of intertwined indirect opioid action and it is my theory that is why the withdrawals are challenging. Since the opioid system itself is so complicated and linked to so many other systems in the body I don't know how we could ever pinpoint exactly what it's doing though.
Just speculating, but maybe consider adding Rhodiola Rosea to your meds. It's a rare gem for people like us at pbabble. You are feeling bad and need something that has the potential to do something rather fast and works in tough cases, and this plant does that. It must have been maybe 20 years ago I added it to prozac and was astounded how much better I felt. Prozac later pooped and rhodiola by itself monotherapy wasn't quite enough. Nowadays it is my primary med/herb for both depression and lyme and nothing I've tried in the last 5 years has done better.
Clinical studies have a lot of info on rhodiola but depression-specific studies are few. Anecdotal evidence is huge. Probably the best single source of info is the book Rhodiola Revolution, much of it can be found my just google searching excerpts. Basically, a psychiatrist's wife was finally cured of depression and lyme with rhodiola, and now the psychiatrist uses it in his practice combined with psych meds. For the unique subset of patients like us it is my opinion rhodiola is an excellent addition to any treatment program.
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