Posted by nightlight on January 20, 2002, at 11:18:35
In reply to Are tricylics safer than ssris?, posted by borderliner21 on January 19, 2002, at 19:00:25
> I need an anti-depressant badly. Although the ssris are very effective, I am intolerant to them now.(akatesia, dystonia, rash)
> Does anafranil sound like the next choice for me?BL~
No, I believe they carry more health risks (possible cardiac complications)HAVE SOME MISERABLE SIDE-EFFECTS (sorry-caps) and are potentially lethal in overdose. It is quite difficult to OD on SSRI's & that is a big motivator for the docs to prescribe them (understandably).When I used Desipramine for sev'l months, I developed the dryest mouth possibe-constantly felt like i had hang-over cotton-mouth, no matter how much water I drank. It also gave me an intense craving for sweets, s/t I have never had before. I thought ice cream bingers and chocoholics were a little loopy-they needed that fix! My girlfriends always needed desert after our dinners out, while I preferred a low-cal white wine. *That* was before A-D's.
Now, I'm the ice cream addict-and it must be vanilla with hot fudge sauce-and I want it everyday!
The sweets, combined with the dry mouth, led me to major dental woes, a work still in progress. & the tricyc's did nada for my depression.But, that's just me. I've yet to find the exact combo for me. I'm on Effexor right now, only a couple of months, titrating slowly. I'm at 112.5 mgs daily and no insufferable side-effects, as yet.
Remeron was a pleasant experience for me-worked great on sleep-& relieved anxiety symptoms I wasn't even aware should be addressed! I thought that raw-nerved sensitivity was just a nasty personality trait. HA! I took 30 mgs. an hr. b/f sleep (I like to read a bit in bed before lights out). Then off to beautiful dreamland, & I suffered no daytime grogginess. But, it did nada for my depression and i have never been so hungry in my entire life. I was already 20 lbs. overweight & cd. not afford to gain more on a med that didn't address my core symptoms.Good luck-don't mean to sway you-just my personal experiences-You might consider Wellbutrin, as well.It treated me kindly, but was a quick burn-out.
Do some research, consult ur doc...
nightlight
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