Posted by Iden on July 23, 2000, at 11:41:55
In reply to Re: Serzone, posted by yona on July 23, 2000, at 6:26:08
> a little serzone update for those of you interested...
I know I am -- having tapered off Prozac and onto Serzone a little over two months ago.
>............. lastly, i am much more affected by
> caffeine. 2 cups of tea and i got the shakes.
> anyways, mostly posting this for people who
> are trying to make the change (from paxil to
> serzone) and are experiencing side effects.
> yoI have never been a heavy caffeine user -- in fact, didn't use it until in my forties. As I tapered up my dose of Serzone, I began to have periods of severe irritability and feeling like striking back verbally and physically at people and even inanimate objects. My patience was very low. I discovered that it was Serzone plus caffeine. I stopped caffeine for the last three weeks or so and yesterday at a public event, I had a regular-size can of Pepsi. Just that much caffeine caused another bout of irritability and loss of patience. I was even having thoughts of telling my lady-friend to get lost because she bugged me during a phone call that evening (my perception)-- hours later -- and quite unlike my usual manner. I drank the Pepsi because I was both thirsty (no water available) and I was curious. Just that amount of caffeine was all it took. I now know that I must totally avoid caffeine -- period.
I have been slowly tapering up my dose of Serzone and am now at 100 mg 2x/day. Most of the Serzone side effects I felt initially have subsided significantly.
Iden
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