Posted by jujube on September 26, 2004, at 14:47:52 [reposted on September 26, 2004, at 19:45:15 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Michael Bell: Tianeptine and ... - ALL SHOULD READ » btnd, posted by Michael Bell on September 25, 2004, at 16:46:13
Michael,
I had read some of your earlier threads about Picamilon for anxiety. They were quite positive. Has it stopped working for you? I am looking for something to augment my SSRI to help deal with anxiety. The two things I am currently looking at pursuing are: Rhodolia and Picamilon. I am also having a problem with motivation at the present time (has never in all my life been a problem). Based on your experience, should I go ahead and give Picamilon a try? Anything you can tell me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.
Tamara
> Hi,
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> Sorry it took so long to get back to you, but I don't have consistent internet access.
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> Anyway, regarding the tianeptine, I was taking between 4 - 6 pills a day (the only reason I've stopped is because my supply ran out, and my new shipment hasn't gotten here yet), and I found that it helped anxiety in a different way than klono. It's not as powerful as klono, yet definitely has an anxiolytic effect, especially when I take the pills two at a time. Also, I'm even more sure of my SP theory, since tianeptine has diminished the spacy feeling that ssri types give me after the first few weeks.
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> Regarding prosociability, I found that tianeptine mixed with very small doses of klono and picamilon was at times extremely prosocial, though the results were inconsistent at best.
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> I plan to continue with tianeptine for the forseeable future.
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> Regarding cck-b antagonists, the only one I know of on the market is Proglumide, and my shipment should be arriving in a week or so. I'm not sure what to expect, since proglumide wasn't designed to specifically battle anxiety, but according to the data that is one of its effects.
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> I'll keep you all posted. Good luck to all!
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