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Posted by elanor roosevelt on May 21, 2007, at 20:44:51
i am now on 3 x 10 mg adderall
1 x 10 mg of lexapro
have virtually stopped benzos
strange new world
Posted by Sigismund on May 21, 2007, at 20:49:06
In reply to new meds, posted by elanor roosevelt on May 21, 2007, at 20:44:51
Elanor
Would you like to compare Lexapro to tianeptine?
Posted by Phillipa on May 21, 2007, at 22:29:48
In reply to new meds, posted by elanor roosevelt on May 21, 2007, at 20:44:51
Elanor cold turkey with the benzos or gradually do you feel better now? Love Phillipa
Posted by Peddidle on May 22, 2007, at 15:45:01
In reply to new meds, posted by elanor roosevelt on May 21, 2007, at 20:44:51
I take an SSRI and stimulant combination too: zoloft and concerta. Except, my T keeps talking about adding a benzo (probably klonopin).
It's been a couple years, but I remember it being a "strange new world" when I first added the concerta as well. It's a funny feeling, isn't it?
Posted by elanor roosevelt on May 22, 2007, at 21:12:32
In reply to Re: new meds, posted by Sigismund on May 21, 2007, at 20:49:06
> Elanor
> Would you like to compare Lexapro to tianeptine?
>I had high hopes for taineptine
but i was shakey, edgy and cried in the afternoonslexapro energizes me but softens the edges at the same time
Posted by elanor roosevelt on May 22, 2007, at 21:16:22
In reply to Re: new meds, posted by Peddidle on May 22, 2007, at 15:45:01
strange to be calm somtimesas for the benzos
i have been on xanax for 7 years and i take it "as needed" which varies greatly
but i go up and down on dosage with no withdrwal
Posted by elanor roosevelt on May 27, 2007, at 15:21:50
In reply to Re: new meds, posted by Sigismund on May 21, 2007, at 20:49:06
> Elanor
> Would you like to compare Lexapro to tianeptine? I had very high hopes for Tianeptine. But Tianeptine caused me to be edgy in a very big way in the afternoon -- we are talking ax-murderess -- and then very teary at night(oh my). The side effects were extreme.Now Lexapro, I wish I understood why, helped me regain a positive sense of future. It screwed up my sleep and still every morning i was up and ready to embrace the day.
it was me on a good day -- when i used to have the long periods of remission. I wasn't just "not depressed" but went beyond and shut off all the negative stories i undermine myself with
and i was very social.
strange side effects besides the gastro-intestinal An obsessive night-time thing of worrying my nails and cuticles or going overboard with any little bit of something between my teeth.
i wore cotton gloves so i would not distract myself from my nightly reading.
The one similarity was that both meds had a pro-sensual/sexual effect. Unfortunately my "social life" didn't support my desires.>
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