Posted by Conundrum on July 3, 2010, at 11:28:56
In reply to Re: Tianeptine good for anhedonia?, posted by bleauberry on July 3, 2010, at 4:39:41
Thanks for the suggestions. I have tried ritalin before and found it useless. At low doses it did nothing and at high doses it made my heart beat faster and harder. I think a normal person would have experienced anxiety at that dose, but since it is very hard for me to really feel emotions including anxiety, I didn't feel anxious although the way my body reacted is similar to how a body reacts to anxiety.
LDN, never thought of that. Read some posts here I guess I thought it was more for the sad type of depression.
The two things that have mildly helped are low dose prozac, 5mg taken every other day. It doesn't make me feel my emotions more strongly or add color, but it gets me doing things and adds some amount of enjoyment but things still feel black and white.
Pristiq added some moments of colour sporadically throughout the day after the first dose and even more after the 2nd day. But after a couple weeks that decreased and it felt more like an SSRI. It sounds similar to what you experienced with cymbalta if I am remembering you post correctly. That it create more color but then stopped working after a while.
So now I'm thinkin nortriptyline, desipramine, cymbalta, or milnacipran maybe. Something that works to increase NE. Right now I'm trying mirtazapine, and I guess I'm skeptical. Its only been a week so I need to give it more time, and I may need to go up a dose. At least it hasn't made me want to eat the whole house or tired all day.
I guess I'm interested in seeing what tianeptine would do since it is an indirect serotonin antagonist. I'd have to get off prozac though and I am gonna give low dose prozac at least 8 weeks before I decide what to do.
Post-SSRI syndrome: iatrogenic anhedonia, memory and concentration problems, sexual dysfunction. [NOTE no sadness or anxiety]
Location:USA
Currently taking 300mg Lamictal and 30mg mirtazapine.
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