Posted by mtdewcmu on April 29, 2011, at 17:00:16
In reply to May Day, posted by floatingbridge on April 29, 2011, at 15:13:39
> It's been about eight weeks plus since my
> last AD. Yes, I feel better without an ssri/snri. Hard to explain it. However, the initial euphoria of getting off of them and getting a mind back for myself is
> threadbare. I'm not functioning, though I can at least laugh about it. And have an orgasm. My moods are not nearly so
> crazy. Only intense. And I can track
> them back to thoughts or sensations. For instance, pain will register as anxiety. When pain creeps up, I will have negative thoughts; left unchecked, I will chase the thought while the pain goes unacknowledged until it's louder. I
> wasn't able to make that connection very well on the snri's I have experienced. (I'm talking here of my own experience. I am not applying this to anyone else's situation and am not extrapolating, "Snri. Baaaad!!!!" You know, like Frankenstein and fire.)
>What about an AD from a different class? Have you tried Wellbutrin or a TCA like nortiptyline? Sorry if you have and I forgot. TCAs are sometimes used for chronic pain as well.
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