Posted by aussie on February 11, 2004, at 0:45:41
In reply to Re: serzone banned in aust » aussie, posted by Rick on February 10, 2004, at 11:15:03
Thank you Rick for listening/writing. Not losing money. Just feel down about being mentally sick,neverthought it would be me.
Rick wrote:And that doesn't necessarily indicate that they are any "sicker" than people who take just one drug -- just that their body chemistry is a bit different in some ways.
Yeah, trust me to be special!
> Serzone usually isn't hard to get off, but some people have reported trouble. (And at the risk of sounding like a broken record, that doesn't make you a "loser" either!) It sounds like you need to wean off slowly. Based on this experience, it sounds as if you may want to avoid Paxil and Effexor (sorry, I forget if you've already considered or tried one of these).
Guess what? Oneof the Med'sI'm on is Effexor and my Pdoc said NOTHING about trouble weaningoff thatone. I freaked when I read all about it on this site! I'm a gonna be talkin' toher nextvisit!
> Just work with your doctor(s). I know it's frustrating, but eventually you'll get there.
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> And re your question about no one on the board living on the west coast, what makes you think that?Because all the posts are done before mine and none aftermine, and after about 10pm my posts are dated the next day like this one will be dated the 11th.
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> One more thing...I repeat what I and others have said: The risk of liver damage with Serzone is truly minimal. You'll have a lot more risk crossing the street or drinking too heavily. The difference is that in those very rare occasions where there *are* problems with Serzone and the liver, it can be very grave. That's why doctors are afraid of it (think "malpractice" and ambulance chasers and the legal leeches that abound in net ads.) The more legitimate concern is that Serzone can have strong metabolic interactions with some drugs. As an anecdotal experience, when I took it (over two years), I was also taking several drugs it interacted with. My liver function tests came out better than ever when I was on Serzone. I was taking 450 mg, and several times tapered off over a period of two days, with no problems.
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> RickYou are right I'm sure about the risk factor not being high. Thanks.
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