Posted by nudnik on April 4, 2004, at 13:37:38
In reply to Re: Reboxetine (Edronax) » Sad Panda, posted by trishay on March 10, 2004, at 7:04:33
After I read so many discouraging reports on Edronax I would like to summarise my own experience with this AD. I was diagnosed with major depresson about two years ago. I first was given Zoloft which caused really severe side effects, such as extremely increased heart rate, nausea and aggitation (these side effects set in after two days after I took the first dose). Then I was on Noveril for about one year, but the effectiveness decreased. Now I have been taking Edronax for 15 months (8 mg per day). It started to work quite fast and I was symptom free after 6 month of medication. Then I tried to reduce the dose but the first symptoms of depression started to come back. So my psychiatrist and I decided to enhance the daily dose to 8 mg per day and I feel good again.
When I started with Edronax I suffered from excessive sweating for about two weeks, but this effect was completely gone after these two weeks and never returned. The only side effects I have are obstipation and dry mouth, which are uncomfortable, but tolerable. For some time I had also some difficulty to sleep the night through, but when I started to take the second dose at mid day also this nuissance was gone after two or three days.
Edronax has so much enhanced my quality of life and my ability to work that I think it might be at least worth trying, if your doctor recommends so. (Just as a note: I live in Europe where this medication is approved and available)
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