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Posted by Jimmyboy on August 2, 2007, at 17:47:36
Hi, I have not posted in awhile, I have bipolar depression, basically just exhausted, weak, no concentration, for many years, nothing has really helped. I started taking 900 Lithium and Tianeptine 3x day in Jan. The combo helped with the energy and cloudy headedness , but I have been having paralyzing panic attacks that I have never really had before. I know Tianeptine is supposed to help with anxiety, but has it made anyone's anxiety WORSE?
Thanks,
JB
Posted by Sigismund on August 2, 2007, at 23:22:15
In reply to TIANEPTINE - can it cause more anxiety?, posted by Jimmyboy on August 2, 2007, at 17:47:36
Some people feel *very* strange on it, so maybe yes.
I felt a sense of nervous irritation for a bit.
Posted by brooke484 on August 3, 2007, at 9:14:04
In reply to Re: TIANEPTINE - can it cause more anxiety? » Jimmyboy, posted by Sigismund on August 2, 2007, at 23:22:15
How are you getting this drug if it isn't available here? Are you in Europe?
Posted by Jimmyboy on August 3, 2007, at 10:46:11
In reply to Re: TIANEPTINE - can it cause more anxiety?, posted by brooke484 on August 3, 2007, at 9:14:04
No, not in Europe, just ordering it from overseas pharmacies..
Posted by brooke484 on August 3, 2007, at 19:46:37
In reply to Re: TIANEPTINE - can it cause more anxiety?, posted by brooke484 on August 3, 2007, at 9:14:04
Is it expensive? I don't know if my doctor would ever consider ordering from overseas. Does insurance cover any of it?
Thanks.
Posted by foreigner on August 4, 2007, at 2:36:14
In reply to TIANEPTINE - can it cause more anxiety?, posted by Jimmyboy on August 2, 2007, at 17:47:36
How long have you been using it? After 6 mounths It made me like a crashed car to a wall. Yes It made my anxiety worse after 6 mounths. I can tel this feeling like It consumed all my energy.But firt 2-mounths were very good for my anxiety .It made my head clearer. I think It isn't for long term use for me. But If It works It is a good drug.
Posted by Sigismund on August 4, 2007, at 18:16:07
In reply to Re: TIANEPTINE - can it cause more anxiety?, posted by foreigner on August 4, 2007, at 2:36:14
Interesting.
I worry that the short term relief is compensated for by a worsening of my condition.
I tried adding 200mg SAMe, which seems useful, and 400mg which was not, in the morning first thing.
Posted by elanor roosevelt on August 4, 2007, at 23:06:07
In reply to Re: TIANEPTINE - can it cause more anxiety? » foreigner, posted by Sigismund on August 4, 2007, at 18:16:07
take the tianeptine more often in smaller doses
half pill at a time
Posted by Jimmyboy on August 5, 2007, at 11:14:01
In reply to Re: TIANEPTINE - can it cause more anxiety?, posted by elanor roosevelt on August 4, 2007, at 23:06:07
Yeah, I found it very helpful for the first several months also. It really helped me out of a bad long lasting depression. But the longer I took it, the more I became nervous and agitated, I think it may be the tianeptine, b/c the last few days since I have stopped taking it , I have been much more calm and settled. Hopefully that will last
JB
Posted by zmg on August 7, 2007, at 13:12:40
In reply to Re: TIANEPTINE - can it cause more anxiety? » Jimmyboy, posted by Sigismund on August 2, 2007, at 23:22:15
I had the same response. I think I read one of the possible side effects was "inner tension" which made me laugh a little because that was exactly it for me.
The second time I started taking it I took it in conjunction with a benzo for the first week or so then tappered the benzo and kept taking the Stablon.
For me that provided much better results then I expected. Once the benzo had cleared I could take the Stablon and I did seem to be getting a anxiolytic effect without the previously experience inner tension.
To the original poster I wonder how long you've been taking tianeptine? It's possible that the uncomfortable effects will fade as you adjust.
If you're determined to try it I and don't feel like you can deal with the anxiety I would recommend talking to your doctor about a short term prescription for a decent benzo. Maybe it will work.
Posted by elanor roosevelt on August 7, 2007, at 22:55:25
In reply to Re: TIANEPTINE - can it cause more anxiety?, posted by Jimmyboy on August 5, 2007, at 11:14:01
so what is next for you after the tianeptine?
it is beginning to make me too edgy
Posted by foreigner on August 8, 2007, at 3:14:35
In reply to TIANEPTINE - what's next, posted by elanor roosevelt on August 7, 2007, at 22:55:25
In fact stablon had started to make me feel bad 2 mounths ago. I thought that its cause is my life stressors. I thought about withdrawal symptoms and I continued to use it. But in the middle of my holiday it made me very edgy and bad. Still I am thinking of how I can withdraw. I started to take it less and less and I don't like this period. SSRI's don't work for me. I am at the begining of very stresful and critical part of my life( I managed some of them with the help of God and stablon). I am thinking of not using it for a while and start again. I haven't any other option. I know because I tried alot.
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