Posted by hildi on May 18, 2003, at 15:35:36
In reply to p.s. there's also Strattera, posted by zeugma on May 17, 2003, at 18:39:48
> I just started on Strattera this week, so I don't know what its long-term effects will be. It's like a "new-generation" TCA in its mechanism, giving a pure NE-reuptake inhibition effect and has no anticholinergic effects to worry about. And it's a lot more simple in terms of its metabolism than nortriptyline so presumably its effects should be more predictable. Maybe you could try this instead (at a very low dose to begin with) to see if you prefer an NE-active drug over the serotonin ones?
Hi. I'm worried about taking an ad that works on NE reuptake, especially one that has STRONG effects on NE reuptake, because I think that 'may' cause more anxiety in me. With effexor and with wellbutrin I had bad reactions- don't both of those have NE reuptake properties?
With the two mentioned above I had really wierd feelings. l I am really sensitive. For instance, when I go to the dentist I have to tell them not to put any noreprenephrine (sp?) in my novocaine because if they do I have panic attacks, practically have a heart attack with the anxiety.
Which would have the LEAST NE reuptake effects-strattera or Nortryt?
I just started lexapro (after a bad experience with celexa, so why the dr insists I go on this med, which is basically the same as celexa, but stronger, is beyond me.) I feel the same old crude. Sea sick feeling, anxiety, shaky, numb-brain sort of feeling. I've also been on prozac and zoloft. All the same kind of numb, sick feelings. But there is 'some' anxiety relief-but it's wierd- because it helps with some anxiety, but brings on a whole different type of anxiety that I can't explain. Very strange. Paxil is another SSRI I tried- and although it is promoted for anxiety I had the most anxiety on paxil than any other- I was a horrible mess, crying uncontrollably, severe anxiety attacks, etc . .
In response to your other post- I have only tried one mood stabilizer: depakote, but it made me feel more manic than ever. I ask my dr to try me on another, and he says the depokote is the best, so he won't consider another. "On the side" though, I did try neurontin, made me giddy and feeling high, no mania relief. Right now I'm also on a low dose clonazepam/klonopin, which practically does nothing for the anxiety at the doses prescribed but does seem to help a bit with the mania- but this is if I take larger doses than prescribed. Dr. won't put me on higher dose for fear of drug dependency.
So, day three of lexapro and I am thinking of ditching it. Why would this work if celexa didn't? Also, I feel that same sick feeling like I have from the prozac and zoloft.
I really don't know what to think- meds that promote anxiety relief don't work for me, so maybe a more activating one would? Maybe it was all the other things in the wellbutrin and effexor that caused the bad reactions, not just the NE reuptake alone?
I am needing to find out more about what receptors both nortrypt and strattera work on.
I also am going to have to find another doc- this guy refuses to even discuss TCA's and I don't think he will be open to strattera, either.
Hildi
PS: Are you taking both meds: nortryp and strattera, or did you stop the nortry?
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