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Posted by Benjiami on November 12, 2007, at 13:18:01
i am living in israel for a year. the p-doc i see here took me off of cymbalta and put me on ixel. it is not available in the states. i started at 25 mg once a day and am now at 50 mg once a day. she said i can easily go up to 100 mg or more. she says it is very similar to cymbalta with the added bonus of it giving me energy. i don't have energy, though, and i really can't tell if it is helping otherwise. i am bipolar 1 and am currently struggling with depression. i really don't feel like cymbalta has ever helped after being on it for about a year. when i tried stopping cymbalta but not taking something new in its place i got crazy withdrawal symptoms within 48 hours.
Posted by kaleidoscope on November 13, 2007, at 13:53:53
In reply to does anyone take IXEL???, posted by Benjiami on November 12, 2007, at 13:18:01
I've only known a couple of people who've been on Ixel. Since it isn't available in the US, you will not come across many people here who have taken in.
Posted by cloudnine on November 13, 2007, at 15:46:44
In reply to Re: does anyone take IXEL??? » Benjiami, posted by kaleidoscope on November 13, 2007, at 13:53:53
I tried both Ixel and Cymbalta.Cymbalta is much closer to an SSRI. Ixel is a more potent noradrenergic than serotenergic.I felt more alert when I took 50mg b.i.d.
Main side effects were were a burning feeling when urinating and irritability,which turned into agreesive talk..etc. and led me to stop.
Ixel is much closer to a clean noradrenergic AD than a real mix e.g. Effexor. Ixel was close to desipramine and reboxetine.
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