Posted by bleauberry on January 11, 2008, at 18:11:24
In reply to Re: Who here is taking milnacipran (Ixel)? Me. » bleauberry, posted by clipper40 on January 10, 2008, at 22:12:43
> Do you have a racing heart rate or any of the other typical noradrenergic side effects? What are you feeling so far?
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No racing heart. On a 1 to 5 scale I would say it feels noradrenergic 4, dopaminergic 3, serotonergic 2. I am super senstive to meds, herbs and vitamins. I am also easily worsened by most all of them. Ixel has surprised me in being rather user friendly so far. My experience is not meaningful though, as the dose is only 12.5mg at day 5. Am I better off than I was the entire year off meds? At day 5, yes. Will it continue to get better through the 3-12 week true therapeutic window? I have no idea.I see benefits so far in all mental and physical symptoms of depression across the board. Too early to judge. That's just what I feel so far. Side effects have been nil except for some mild controllable tenseness and slight quivering of voice. Highly expected in the early stages with a noradrenergic med in someone who has been in a hypocortisol hyponoradrenaline situation for a long time. Aiming to add a second 12.5mg daily dose in about a week. Trying to give the bladder time to adjust. My last trial was at 50mg which was even better and more pronounced than 12.5mg, but I couldn't pee.
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