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Posted by Matthias on November 26, 2000, at 19:25:07
Hi!
I am on Sertraline-Brand Name: Gladem (in Austria-where I am from)-for a few month and I'm doing fairly well!
But at times I am very nervous and restless and I consider taking kava capsules!Does anybody have experience with this
combination?
Posted by bart on November 26, 2000, at 22:39:44
In reply to Sertraline Kava, posted by Matthias on November 26, 2000, at 19:25:07
I took and still take quite frequently, kava in combination with prozac. Kava is great for me. it's from a plant and its effects are mild so that you get to your normal baseline relaxed feeling. it's got sort of a muscle relaxant type feel. Be sure to buy STANDARDIZED EXTRACT because the cheaper raw forms just aren't as potent.
Posted by Matthias on November 27, 2000, at 2:52:19
In reply to Re: Sertraline Kava, posted by bart on November 26, 2000, at 22:39:44
> I took and still take quite frequently, kava in combination with prozac. Kava is great for me. it's from a plant and its effects are mild so that you get to your normal baseline relaxed feeling. it's got sort of a muscle relaxant type feel. Be sure to buy STANDARDIZED EXTRACT because the cheaper raw forms just aren't as potent.
Hi Bart!
I heard that kava would make very tired or even fatigued!And-one more important question:Can you concentrate normally upon things you read or learn while on kava?(Sorry for my terrible english!)
Posted by martin on February 8, 2001, at 10:37:24
In reply to Sertraline Kava, posted by Matthias on November 26, 2000, at 19:25:07
servus!
so i´m not the only one from austria participating on this forum.
i´ve been on SEROXAT (paroxetine) for a while, it was sheer horror to stop taking it (severe nausea, vertigo etc.). now i am giving sertraline (GLADEM) a try. what i have read, the mechanism of action is the same for paroxetine and sertraline: an inhibition if serotonine-reuptake. but: sertraline and its active metabolites have a reltively long half live (48 to over 100 h!), while parexetine in contrast is eliminated very quickly. this makes it much easier to stop taking GLADEM then to stop SEROXAT.
to counteract the nervousness (a common side-effect for all SSRIs) i drink tea or any other beverage containing caffeine. it may sound like a paradox - but SSRIs tend to antagonise dopaminergic mechanisms in the brain resulting in side effects like restlessness and nervousness (like children with attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder) and an inhibition of libido and sexual arousal. as caffeine has some dopaminergic effects (like the drugs used to treat attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder) it attenuates these side effects.
just give it a try!
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