Posted by Pyewacket on December 6, 2003, at 6:07:47
In reply to Re: L-Tyrosine Reboxetine (NARI) --- Dangerous?, posted by UniStoner on December 5, 2003, at 23:57:28
Sorry to hear about your unpleasant side effects; they tend to appear before the positive effects. Give them time if they're not dangerous. I had to deal with some of those at first, like the dizziness, orthostatic hypotension, etc. What kinds of problems are you having?
As for whether reboxetine helped me, definitely. And it's a good thing, too. After trying Celexa, Effexor, Wellbutrin (which my dad is on), and Prozac (which my sis is on), I was pretty tired of meds in general. I had some interesting reactions to them - difficulty breathing was one of the main ones.
I looked up lots of info, thought an NARI might help, and ordered Edronax from overseas. It cost a lot of money since it's not available by prescription in the US. Luckily for me, Edronax actually worked. I didn't get any of my typical allergy-like reactions to it until about a year after I started it, and by then I was ready to taper off the dose and go completely on supplements. Before that, there were minimal side effects for me. My experience with Edronax was good, and I cursed the FDA for not approving it. Drug company politics, I figure.
FYI, the only things I'm on now are amino acids. I take L-tyrosine and SAM-e in the morning, and 5-HTP at night. They work fine, but it did take a long time to "experiment" and find what doses in what combinations worked for me. Also, I have learned that I may well have an adrenal insufficiency (still need more blood tests), so that may have been one cause of my depression and the reason Edronax worked so well for me.
I've never been on Zoloft, so frankly I don't have the experience necessary to discuss it with you. All I can say is, do whatever works best for you with minimal side effects.
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