Posted by zeugma on October 28, 2003, at 6:50:23
In reply to Re: excess serotonin= depression, asthma? » zeugma, posted by loolot on October 27, 2003, at 21:02:56
> Hi zeugma
> Did I read on the other board that you have some autoimmune stuff going on? I cant rememeber if it was you.
> Anyway, I have asthma and when I started wellbutrin it was completely healed,then came back when the the wellbutrin started pooping out, then healed completely again with effexor, which kind of counters the lack of serotonin theory , although I am thinking it was the norepinephrine in both cases which did it.
> Anyway I cant stand SSRIs so I am curious about this med. I want to order some from an overseas pharmacy because my asthma is getting really bad again and I am also soooo tired all the time,even on straterra and 450 mg of wellbutrin.
> I really feel like there is some overriding thing, like an adrenal thing, or something, that is causing all of these problems.
> So many theories, though. Makes the head spin
> BTW Did your friend's asthma go away or get worse?
>Hi loolot,
I don't have autoimmune problems, as far as I know.
The norepinephrine reuptake theory would make Strattera great for asthma- disappointing that it's not helping. But then it's so complicated- I've heard that long-time use of NE reuptake inhibitors causes a depletion of norepinephrine- but who knows why the drugs really work?
Her asthma is bad these days. She had a similar response to Wellbutrin- it worked great for a couple of months then pooped out. Because of increased depression, she raised the dose of Lexapro recently from 10 to 20 mg a day. The asthma seemed to worsen and that's when I came across the references to tianeptine and asthma. It seems to me that the Lexapro is doing nothing good for her, but the catch-22 of SSRI's is that they can destroy one's motivation to find a better treatment. Her last major asthmatic episode (as far as I know) was about two weeks ago, and from the way she described it, it almost killed her.
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