Posted by canary on April 17, 2011, at 1:14:41
In reply to Re: Day three of tianeptine taper » canary, posted by hyperfocus on April 16, 2011, at 20:43:07
> Not the original poster, but I didn't find monotherapy with tianeptine effective for my social anxiety and depression. It had a minor but noticeable effect on the depression and anxiety, but it never progressed much further than that. 37.5mg tianeptine take at once is a great mood booster but alas the effect only lasts for like 30 mins.
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> However I've found tianeptine + amitriptyline to be very effective for my severe social phobia and depression and dissociation. Right now I'm taking 200mg amitrip, 12.5mg tianeptine and .5mg risperidone and all my symptoms have improved significantly and I seem to be making progress.
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> Tianeptine is one of the few ADs found to have a neuroprotective effect on the brain and amitriptyline is the only AD studied so far found to stimulate BDNF. I've also read, recently, that risperidone is also neuroprotective. It's possible the improvement in my illness is due to these drugs 'repairing' parts of my brain like the hippocampus that have atrophied. If you have SA and depression then this combo is worth a shot.Thank you for sharing your experience and input. I think the other two drugs you mentioned are a bit hardcore for me at this stage. Looking for the lightest, most side effect free route.
Cheers anyway.
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