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Posted by Kimberly on May 3, 2000, at 16:32:22
I am kind of new and looking for any opinions/info on serzone. i aim to use it not only for depression, but for anxiety also and insomnia and daily tension headaches. does anyone have any experience with this?
thanks so much!
kim
Posted by Noa on May 3, 2000, at 17:20:36
In reply to Any info on serzone, posted by Kimberly on May 3, 2000, at 16:32:22
Kimberly,
My experience: Initially, serzone made me groggy and made my balance and coordination poor. It also made me super irritable and emotional. BUT, that only lasted a couple of weeks, and those effects all wore off.
It is somewhat sedating for me, but not as intensely so as trazodone was. I take it around dinner time and then it sedates me sufficiently by bedtime, to counteract the activating/insomnia/restlessness effects of effexor. When I was on lithium, I noticed that the serzone took effect much much faster, and I would be sedated soon after taking it, so I adjusted the timing of the dose.
When I increased the dose, I had a couple of days of increased sleepiness and groggigess, but this faded.
I don't know how powerful it is as an antidepressant for me, as it is only one of several meds in my cocktail. But it does a good job for me of counteracting the negative effects of the effexor.
Good luck. If you experience any agitation initially, please know that others here did too, and that it went away for many of us. Some people described it as feeling a lot of rage.
Posted by Cindy W on May 3, 2000, at 20:38:15
In reply to Re: Any info on serzone, posted by Noa on May 3, 2000, at 17:20:36
> Kimberly,
>
> My experience: Initially, serzone made me groggy and made my balance and coordination poor. It also made me super irritable and emotional. BUT, that only lasted a couple of weeks, and those effects all wore off.
>
> It is somewhat sedating for me, but not as intensely so as trazodone was. I take it around dinner time and then it sedates me sufficiently by bedtime, to counteract the activating/insomnia/restlessness effects of effexor. When I was on lithium, I noticed that the serzone took effect much much faster, and I would be sedated soon after taking it, so I adjusted the timing of the dose.
>
> When I increased the dose, I had a couple of days of increased sleepiness and groggigess, but this faded.
>
> I don't know how powerful it is as an antidepressant for me, as it is only one of several meds in my cocktail. But it does a good job for me of counteracting the negative effects of the effexor.
>
> Good luck. If you experience any agitation initially, please know that others here did too, and that it went away for many of us. Some people described it as feeling a lot of rage.
Kimberly, I loved Serzone...at first (two weeks), I felt dizzy, tired, angry for no reason, depressed...then suddenly I felt GREAT, with no depression, much less social anxiety, and MUCH better sleep. But it affects different people very differently.
Posted by Kimberly on May 4, 2000, at 14:05:48
In reply to Re: Any info on serzone, posted by Cindy W on May 3, 2000, at 20:38:18
Thanks guys for your replies! I think I am feeling pretty good about giving serzone a try. I definitely need something more sedating than the celexa is for me right now. I do not want to keep taking ambien forever every night just to sleep. Now I also wonder if I should add serzone to celexa rather than stop celexa altogether. have an appt tomorrow so i will ask. by the way i also found effexor extremely stimulating. i had to stop it. i was up all night, starving all the time, etc.
Thanks again! Kimberly
> > Kimberly,
> >
> > My experience: Initially, serzone made me groggy and made my balance and coordination poor. It also made me super irritable and emotional. BUT, that only lasted a couple of weeks, and those effects all wore off.
> >
> > It is somewhat sedating for me, but not as intensely so as trazodone was. I take it around dinner time and then it sedates me sufficiently by bedtime, to counteract the activating/insomnia/restlessness effects of effexor. When I was on lithium, I noticed that the serzone took effect much much faster, and I would be sedated soon after taking it, so I adjusted the timing of the dose.
> >
> > When I increased the dose, I had a couple of days of increased sleepiness and groggigess, but this faded.
> >
> > I don't know how powerful it is as an antidepressant for me, as it is only one of several meds in my cocktail. But it does a good job for me of counteracting the negative effects of the effexor.
> >
> > Good luck. If you experience any agitation initially, please know that others here did too, and that it went away for many of us. Some people described it as feeling a lot of rage.
> Kimberly, I loved Serzone...at first (two weeks), I felt dizzy, tired, angry for no reason, depressed...then suddenly I felt GREAT, with no depression, much less social anxiety, and MUCH better sleep. But it affects different people very differently.
Posted by Noa on May 5, 2000, at 16:23:07
In reply to Re: Any info on serzone, posted by Kimberly on May 4, 2000, at 14:05:48
A combo approach might be a good one, because apparently serzone tones down the overly activating effects of the "bad" serotonin that is increased along with the "good" serotonin by the SSRIs. Forgive my ultra-scientific lingo here. I'll leave the more accurate explanations to the members of this board who really know their neurotransmitters and receptors.
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