Posted by corafree on June 17, 2006, at 16:56:07
In reply to Re: High Dose Effexor plus Remeron » corafree, posted by pulse on June 17, 2006, at 5:53:07
I supposed w/ the edema and all, that you weren't on it any longer, but couldn't see clearly that you weren't. Thanks.
You said,
<i had that extreme stimulation (i liked it) upon every single increase of my far too many, then, as i said before, fxr reached a plateau each & every time - at exactly 2 wks. after these - (in this case, instead, plateau meaning no feeling of stability or good-feeling leveling off whatsoever) - it didn't do a thing....i felt like i was on nothing for depression help.
*i've never seen anyone else here having this last part happen. wish someone would reply, if so.*
OR did you mean sick at stomach/ other?>
I did have the manic stimulation on one of my times (4-5) on Effexor-XR. I was a cat on a hot tin roof and couldn't keep up with myself! I discontinued it. Then I tried it again and I did not have the manic stimulation.
The fact that I always discontinued it (But I believe it was usually longer than two weeks, well except for this time.) is evidence that I too plateaued out on it and lost any anti-depressant benefit.
My P called me back. (I have a hard time staying online long as don't have a separate phone line.)
He wanted to double the Eff-XR to 150 right away. I was scared to feel 'doubly' depressed (This time it was depressing, NOT stimulating.), and told him that I couldn't be 'doubly depressed'. Tho' ... maybe he was right.(?)
I made mention of Wellbutrin and he jumped on that. He said d.c. Eff-XR and start Wellbutrin 120mg Mon.
I tried Wellbutrin once in the past and it was very 'downing' ... I mean ... I felt heavy, slow in thought and movement. He said this is opposite to how most react.
Like Effexor-XR though ... maybe it will work differently in me at this time. Wonder.
Yep, I can say w/ certainty, for some reason, at different times in my life, the very same drug and dosage, reaps different results. Not a clue why.
Re: Stomach pain.
No, the Eff-XR had no physical side effects.
But yes, I do have to be very careful not to take an appetite stimulating med ... which rules out SO many psych meds.
I have an article about adenosine monophosphate in a sublingual form called Myoden. I am wondering if it is the conqueror of the evil appetite stimulating properties of so many psych meds. There is a pretty current thread re: nortryptiline that someone alluded to 'something expensive being out there to block that side effect', but could not recall the name of it. Just a thought.
Maybe post on alternatives.
Not sure have time enough to stay online and google Wellbutrin, but I fear that it alone is not a sufficient AD. I can't say why I feel that way tho'.
thankssomuch, cf
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