![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 8 of 8. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by barefoot_mommy on September 15, 2001, at 11:35:41
Okay, very basically, Serzone makes me stoned. Like, unable to drive, distracted from reality sort of stoned. Has anyone else experienced this?
I smoke marijuana about twice per week, which seems relevent. Serzone does increase the effect of the pot, which I am aware of. Does anyone know about any other interaction with other street drugs (namely LSD orhallucenigenic mushrooms)?
I must also admit that I "forget" my meds every so often (every few days) and the stoned sort of feeling is much stronger when I take it again. The biggest problem is that I stopped taking Serzone once, and I was thrown into the deepest and most closely suicidal depression I have ever experienced.
What to do?
Posted by MB on September 15, 2001, at 16:28:28
In reply to My experience with Serzone, posted by barefoot_mommy on September 15, 2001, at 11:35:41
Serzone made me trip like I was on LSD for the first two days, then that went away. If the Serzone is helping, I would say don't miss doses and don't smoke pot with it. Also, maybe if you don't smoke pot, you'll remember your doses better.
Posted by Janelle on September 15, 2001, at 20:44:55
In reply to Re: My experience with Serzone » barefoot_mommy, posted by MB on September 15, 2001, at 16:28:28
My pdoc dislikes Serzone - says it is extremely sedating for most people; makes you like a zombie, makes you zone out, drowsy, can't do anything, don't feel like doing anything, and it isn't even *that* effective for depression. This, of course, is just one pdoc's professional opinion.
Posted by Tony P on September 16, 2001, at 0:04:06
In reply to Re: My experience with Serzone, posted by Janelle on September 15, 2001, at 20:44:55
When I was on Serzone, I usually took the whole daily dose an hour or so before bedtime. Not what the package insert says to do, but it worked for me. It's actually absorbed better in a single large dose, and most of the Serzone clears out of your system in 8-12 hrs.
The daytime drowsiness *eventually* went away somewhat - took months - but Serzone eventually stopped working for me as an antidepressant too (we're talking 6-7 years here).
I took Serzone primarily because I had sleep problems + depression - if you don't suffer from insomnia, it may not be the right AD for you at all.
Tony P
> My pdoc dislikes Serzone - says it is extremely sedating for most people; makes you like a zombie, makes you zone out, drowsy, can't do anything, don't feel like doing anything, and it isn't even *that* effective for depression. This, of course, is just one pdoc's professional opinion.
Posted by Joy on September 17, 2001, at 21:28:23
In reply to Re: My experience with Serzone, posted by Tony P on September 16, 2001, at 0:04:06
We are all so different. When I tried Serzone for the first 10 days I was fine then as my dose went up I had crying jags all the time. After trying it for 4 weeks and becoming agitated with insomnia; it did not sedate me at all. my pdoc took me off. I'm glad Serzone worked for you; it seems the majority of people who try it are not helped much by it.
Joy> When I was on Serzone, I usually took the whole daily dose an hour or so before bedtime. Not what the package insert says to do, but it worked for me. It's actually absorbed better in a single large dose, and most of the Serzone clears out of your system in 8-12 hrs.
>
> The daytime drowsiness *eventually* went away somewhat - took months - but Serzone eventually stopped working for me as an antidepressant too (we're talking 6-7 years here).
>
> I took Serzone primarily because I had sleep problems + depression - if you don't suffer from insomnia, it may not be the right AD for you at all.
>
> Tony P
>
> > My pdoc dislikes Serzone - says it is extremely sedating for most people; makes you like a zombie, makes you zone out, drowsy, can't do anything, don't feel like doing anything, and it isn't even *that* effective for depression. This, of course, is just one pdoc's professional opinion.
Posted by barefoot_mommy on September 18, 2001, at 13:23:09
In reply to Re: My experience with Serzone, posted by Joy on September 17, 2001, at 21:28:23
> We are all so different. When I tried Serzone for the first 10 days I was fine then as my dose went up I had crying jags all the time. After trying it for 4 weeks and becoming agitated with insomnia; it did not sedate me at all. my pdoc took me off. I'm glad Serzone worked for you; it seems the majority of people who try it are not helped much by it.
> Joy
>I cannot sleep if I take my Serzone after like 3pm. Does it scare anyone that this drug does such different things to each of us? I mean, why does Serzone work? Is this a substance I really want to put into my body daily? It seems so unpredicatable and dangerous...
Posted by Tony P on September 22, 2001, at 0:18:19
In reply to Re: My experience with Serzone, posted by barefoot_mommy on September 18, 2001, at 13:23:09
> I cannot sleep if I take my Serzone after like 3pm. Does it scare anyone that this drug does such different things to each of us? I mean, why does Serzone work? Is this a substance I really want to put into my body daily? It seems so unpredicatable and dangerous...
Fascinating, and, yes, a bit scary. I've had some bad experiences on AD, as have most of us I would guess. But I believe it's worth it, for me.
Serzone is definitely capable of causing some paradoxical reactions. 99% of the time it was sedating for me. But occasionally if I took it *late* at night, say midnight or 1 AM, when I was already wired and hyper, it would guarantee a sleepless night.
Also, tried a small dose twice last in the four weeks to supplement my current Wellbutrin and overcome the insomnia. Both times it was disastrously overstimulating instead - interestingly the situation was similar to the occasional bad times I had with Serzone by itself - i.e. late at night, already overstimulated and sleepless.
Tony P
Posted by super on September 25, 2001, at 15:13:03
In reply to Re: My experience with Serzone, posted by Tony P on September 22, 2001, at 0:18:19
serzone was very stimulating for me too. but all ssris are for me.
> > I cannot sleep if I take my Serzone after like 3pm. Does it scare anyone that this drug does such different things to each of us? I mean, why does Serzone work? Is this a substance I really want to put into my body daily? It seems so unpredicatable and dangerous...
>
> Fascinating, and, yes, a bit scary. I've had some bad experiences on AD, as have most of us I would guess. But I believe it's worth it, for me.
>
> Serzone is definitely capable of causing some paradoxical reactions. 99% of the time it was sedating for me. But occasionally if I took it *late* at night, say midnight or 1 AM, when I was already wired and hyper, it would guarantee a sleepless night.
>
> Also, tried a small dose twice last in the four weeks to supplement my current Wellbutrin and overcome the insomnia. Both times it was disastrously overstimulating instead - interestingly the situation was similar to the occasional bad times I had with Serzone by itself - i.e. late at night, already overstimulated and sleepless.
>
> Tony P
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Medication | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.