Posted by former poster on June 15, 2010, at 18:57:43
In reply to Re: Milnacipran 5th wk: no sex drive, physical sid » bleauberry, posted by vic80 on June 15, 2010, at 18:07:03
"A drug that would constantly give me the flu and make me sexually dead, make me feel disoriented, give me panic induced suicidal ideation et al - does not seem to somehow fit the bill of what I am looking forward to in terms of a helpful therapy".
I gave Manalcipran a try. You are going through exactly the same side effects I had. All the literature on this med says its the least likely to cause sexual disfunction. Nothing could be further from the truth! It takes about a week for the ED to kick in and if you stop Minalcipran suddenly, you have to wait almost a month to get normal function again. I had the same wonderful relief from depression you described about a week after starting it, somewhere around the 50-75mg range. Another good effect I got, (you didnt seem to get this) was I had the most natural, deepest and refreshing sleep. The best sleep I have had in decades.
It's Amazing that you mentioned trying Tiameptine next. That was exactly what I did. I tried Stablon right away. I discontinued Stablon (tianeptine), because I was terrified to sleep. Every night I got a horrific nightmare. Any other questions you might have about the 2 medications mentioned meds let me know. Good luck!
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