Posted by sabre on February 25, 2005, at 0:21:08
Hi
After sweating about a short work presentation I had to give, i.e. not sleeping, nightmares, pounding heart, visualising the worst scenario, unable to eat.....just generally dying...I went to the gp and asked for Reboxetine. She warned about it being a stimulatory drug so I proposed to her that I'd use Propranolol with it.I took 1gm yesterday morning which she suggested after my usual experiences of being sensitive to most drugs. I had also taken 2g of tyrosine earlier that morning. After an hour I started to feel pleasantly hyped but not overly and pretty clear headed.
Four hrs later I started to feel tired. Later that day I took another gm and felt so laid back ...like my muscles were hanging off my bones. Even though the presentation was the next day, the anticipatory anxiety just floated away. I slept well and only woke once...but got back to sleep straight away.
Today I took another gm of R and 20mg of Propranolol but didn't take the tyrosine. I didn't want to do the presentation but there were no nerves. I did the thing and the only discomfort was my brain thinking I don't like this. Usually when I take Propranolol and I have to socialise, I can feel the adrenaline release but the muscles etc don't pick it up. This time there was no adrenaline release. Pretty amazing.
It was like valium without the sedation and fatigue.One problem ... I found I couldn't run v well that morning. I was breathy and the heart rate was up and felt fatigued.
Which brings me to my question, has anyone used Reboxetine as-needed?
I don't know if this will be repeatable but I think its worth a try.
As for side effects. The gut slowed down which I don't mind. Didn't feel overly hungry and I experienced bladder ache today. I didn't have to keep going to the loo every time I passed it which is standard for when I'm socially challenged.
I feel really hopeful.
sabre
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