Posted by SLS on January 3, 2011, at 4:50:36
In reply to Re: Valdoxan (agomelatine) » medamorphosis, posted by Ron Hill on January 3, 2011, at 1:39:11
> I had start-up side effects for four days; Very vivid dreams and nightmares, choppy sleep, sleeping very near wakefulness
Yup. I just restarted Valdoxan last night after a few months of being off of it. I experienced all of those things. During my last trial, I experienced two 3-day periods of a true antidepressant effect (more than just an increase in mental energy). Unfortunately, after I relapsed the second time, Valdoxan made me feel worse in a way that is reminiscent of my reaction to melatonin. I have since added Abilify and am feeling better on it than off it. I am hoping that returning to Valdoxan with Abilify on-board treats me better than Valdoxan did without the Abilify.
To say that this is a very unpleasant illness is to grossly understate its reality. Every moment can be its own trauma. Perhaps I shouldn't complain so much, though. I am at least more functional and in less psychic pain with the administration of psychotropic drugs and the strategic use of caffeinated coffee. I just hope that Valdoxan doesn't upset this recent improvement. I am perhaps 20% improved over my baseline untreated depression. This is a great relief to me.
I want more.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.
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