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Posted by ross c on October 27, 2002, at 22:02:04
i see p/doc in 3 days and am going to go on serzone again because i never gave it a real shot. the longest i took it for was about 2 weeks. i will augment it with wellbutrin so it will be
serzone 400 bedtime
wellbutrin 200 B.I.D along with the rest of meds.
has anyone had any decent effects on mood/SP/anxiety?
is it as decent as an older med? do ssri's destroy it in feeling good?
what can you tell me?
ross
Posted by JonW on October 27, 2002, at 22:20:22
In reply to serzone questions........, posted by ross c on October 27, 2002, at 22:02:04
Motivated by my frustration with certain side-effects of some other drugs I asked my pdoc (Dr. Liebowitz) about going on Serzone. He felt that Serzone wasn't a very strong anti-depressant, etc. My experience with Serzone in the past concurs with this. Anyway, I thought you might want to know his opinion at the time.
Jon
Posted by Tabßitha on October 28, 2002, at 14:39:16
In reply to serzone questions........, posted by ross c on October 27, 2002, at 22:02:04
Serzone was my main AD for over a year. It didn't work as well as an SSRI, but the side effects weren't as bad either. The only noticeable side effect I had was, er, slightly soft stool. The AD effect ketp me out of the black hole, but I never felt as good as on an SSRI. Maybe with the Wellbutrin/Serzone combo you'll do better?
Posted by Nikita on October 28, 2002, at 16:20:21
In reply to Re: serzone questions........, posted by Tabßitha on October 28, 2002, at 14:39:16
I've been on Serzone for about a month now and am thinking about going off. I don't think it has done much for my depression and the side effects have just been too much. I swear I'm stupid now, short term memory problems, and feel weak when working out, or my arms get tired even just blow drying my hair. I take Wellbutrin too. But, everyone is so different. Maybe the combo will work for you. There are lots of people who have done well on it too.
Posted by bpgrrrl on October 29, 2002, at 18:20:36
In reply to Re: serzone questions........, posted by Nikita on October 28, 2002, at 16:20:21
I was taking 500 mg. of serzone by the end of the year I was on it. I then was given Buspar instead of the other options like wellbutrin...
Bottom line with me is that Serzone made me too dizzy and the Buspar accentuated that side effect.
I went off all meds for about a year and now I am taking Depakote. It's working great - although I am a bit more tired so I will soon be trying to find a med. that will make me less sedated.
From what the doc said - buspar mixes best with serzone...but who knows?
Good luck on your journey to health.
Posted by Ritch on October 31, 2002, at 9:29:26
In reply to serzone questions........, posted by ross c on October 27, 2002, at 22:02:04
> i see p/doc in 3 days and am going to go on serzone again because i never gave it a real shot. the longest i took it for was about 2 weeks. i will augment it with wellbutrin so it will be
> serzone 400 bedtime
> wellbutrin 200 B.I.D along with the rest of meds.
> has anyone had any decent effects on mood/SP/anxiety?
> is it as decent as an older med? do ssri's destroy it in feeling good?
> what can you tell me?
> ross
My experience with it:Good points: No sexual sfx. It was remarkably effective at reducing *anticipatory* anxiety and agitation (more so than any non-benzo/non-AP med I've ever taken). Good for sleep. Didn't gain any weight. Definitely worked best for anxiety.
Bad points: Fatigue, dizziness, difficulty focusing my eyes, some cognitive dysfunction. Did not have the positive impact on *mood* that a standard SSRI has (weak AD effect-felt a little lazy on it and unmotivated).
I wonder if a small dose of a standard, relatively non-sedative SSRI (Lexapro, Prozac), combined with a small dose of Serzone might work quite well.
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