Posted by satsumas on May 30, 2008, at 18:29:22
In reply to Re: Mirapex vs. Seroquel for SSRI-induced anhedoni, posted by linkadge on May 30, 2008, at 18:20:18
thanks...strange because i started smoking again last week after coming back up on to effexor (after experiencing 4 weeks of suicidal depression after coming off of emsam)...cravings for cigarettes went through the roof and i gave into them. now i'm half a pack a day :(
on emsam (which i was on before the effexor) i felt I had way more "free will", wasn't as addicted to the internet, and cigarettes were not rewarding at all (actually quit before the emsam, but tried smoking a few times and threw away the rest of the pack).
basically, the strategy in trying mirapex on top of effexor is to replicate the good parts of emsam (the pro-DA aspects) without feeling the incredible anxiety and obsessive thoughts I felt while on it (guess it didn't do much for serotonin).
also thinking about trying tianeptine instead of effexor, perhaps with mirapex. just can't stand how effexor makes me so emotionally blunted and affectless. sometimes i wonder if i should just go cold turkey on all ADs.
thanks again for your kind and helpful responses.
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