Posted by CaffeinePoet on June 25, 2010, at 9:26:22
In reply to Re: Effexor: the good without the bad?, posted by europerep on June 24, 2010, at 9:39:37
> maybe you could try desvenlafaxine, I think it's called pristiq... it's only the "good" enantiomer (is that what it's called?), the "bad" one isn't in it anymore.. these two molecules are like what your left hand and your right hand.. kind of the same but when you put one on top of the other they are quite opposite.. and the actual beneficial effect of efexor is caused by one of them only..
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> whatever, removing the bad enantiomer is thought to reduce side effects, though at least for escitalopram I haven't heard about much better results than for citalopram.. desvenlafaxine isn't out over here yet, so I have no idea about it, but you could just consider looking into it..thanks for the suggestion. I think that venlafaxine might have worked for my particular migraines, because it does have the negative side effect of increased blood pressure. in my particular migraine disorder (Basilar Artery), the problem is too much constriction of the blood vessels as opposed to too much dilation as in normal migraines. I suspect that Effexor helps to blow those migrainous vessels open and keep them there.
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