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Posted by overlydetailedanswer on August 19, 2015, at 11:54:22
I started serzone (after failing multiple trials of other AD's) for my anxiety and depression about 16 days ago. The first 9 days were at 100mg BID, the last 7 days were 100mg qAM and 200mg qPM. Since starting I have been feeling really nauseated, daily headaches, experiencing mood swings and have been restlessly fatigued. My sleep has been pretty poor as well with early morning insomnia, but that's likely just my depression. Overally I just feel generally unwell, which is making it harder to cope with my original symptoms. How much longer until these SE's fade?
Posted by Christ_empowered on August 19, 2015, at 16:42:37
In reply to Serzone side effects... should I push on?, posted by overlydetailedanswer on August 19, 2015, at 11:54:22
ummmm...is there another way to treat what ails you? What are your symptoms when depressed?
Posted by overlydetailedanswer on August 19, 2015, at 17:16:25
In reply to Re: Serzone side effects... should I push on?, posted by Christ_empowered on August 19, 2015, at 16:42:37
I get anxiously depressed. Lots of psychomotor agitation, late stage insomnia, low mood, apathy and inability to feel pleasure. Also, lots of physical things related to anxiety. At times I'm prone to crying spells but it's mostly related to frustration that I can't seem to get better over the past 2 years. I'm fairly high functioning. Maintain my job, raise my kid, married, and getting chores done. Just everything is made a lot harder than it has to be and I feel downright awful much of the time.
Posted by Christ_empowered on August 19, 2015, at 19:51:17
In reply to Re: Serzone side effects... should I push on?, posted by overlydetailedanswer on August 19, 2015, at 17:16:25
ever tried a TCA? Clearly, I'm not a doc, but...I get somewhat similar symptoms at times as part of my...uhhh...I guess Bipolar I...my pdoc suggested amoxapine.
There are other TCAs, too, like Surmontil. Actually, I think most of them are helpful for what you've described.
Posted by Lou Pilder on August 21, 2015, at 5:49:57
In reply to Re: Serzone side effects... should I push on?, posted by overlydetailedanswer on August 19, 2015, at 17:16:25
> I get anxiously depressed. Lots of psychomotor agitation, late stage insomnia, low mood, apathy and inability to feel pleasure. Also, lots of physical things related to anxiety. At times I'm prone to crying spells but it's mostly related to frustration that I can't seem to get better over the past 2 years. I'm fairly high functioning. Maintain my job, raise my kid, married, and getting chores done. Just everything is made a lot harder than it has to be and I feel downright awful much of the time.
o_d_a,
You wrote the above.
Now you want to know if you should push on. If that means to continue to take these drugs, I say not. This is all because you are taking a drug that the manufacturer stopped marketing because of many reports of death by liver failure. You can still get generic versions.
But it is much more than that. For these mind-altering chemicals called "medicines" here, are nothing new but old chemicals used in these drugs used in the commission of mass-murder re configured and modified and marketed in a manner that could lead even intelligent people to believe that these drugs are safe to take and will get you out of your depression.
But thousands of people each and every month are killed by these drugs and can induce life-ruining conditions afflicted on them by these drugs including addiction to them that could lead to a horrible withdrawal that could cause one to kill themselves and even commit mass-murder.
I am prevented here by Mr. Hsiung to post what could lead you out of the state that you are in that I think could save your life. And as I read here seeing the lives being ruined by these drugs, it is so sad to see those that suffered a horrible death by them.
Lou
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