Posted by SLS on May 8, 2013, at 12:05:11
In reply to Re: A Cry for Help!, posted by lillabella on May 8, 2013, at 10:16:58
> Amazingly the Pristiq has no side effects whatsoever!
Yes. Pristiq is earning a reputation for being more forgiving with respect to side effects than is Effexor. In addition, some people are responding better to Pristiq than they did to Effexor. However, I would not want to generalize. I doubt that this is true in all cases.
> I feel somewhat better
Great!
> but it is too early to say.
Yes, it is. However, it is a good sign that you experienced a "blip" improvement, even if it does not persist beyond the first few days. How long have you been taking Pristiq, and what is your dosage?
> What is the'aspirn for the brain' drug that you mentioned Scott?
The drug is called minocycline. It is currently used as an antibiotic, but it has many properties that influences brain biology.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20120803/msgs/1023257.html
http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000643.full
Minocycline is currently being studied in clinical trials for depression - mostly bipolar depression - which is what you probably have.
http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01403662
http://clinicaltrialsfeeds.org/clinical-trials/show/NCT01403662
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01514422
Good luck with the Pristiq!
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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