Posted by jparsell82 on November 3, 2003, at 16:33:24
In reply to Re: excess serotonin= depression, asthma? » jparsell82, posted by loolot on November 1, 2003, at 11:16:19
> > I just tried Tianeptine a couple months ago. I was kind of excited about it at first because of my negative reaction to SSRI's. I actually just threw it away earlier this week. It may be mildly helpful but I didn't notice a whole lot(Note: I only took it for about a week and a half). By accelerating the uptake of serotonin it makes dopamine & norepinephrine more available. So actually, you could try something that raises dopamine/norepinephrine levels. From my experience breathing is smoother on Deprenyl(Mao-B Inhibitor). By selectively inhibiting only Mao-B it doesn't raise serotonin levels. Deprenyl can also be helpful for a lot of other things. >>
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> I have thought about ordering deprenyl. Maybe I will now.
> Do you take any other ADs?
> Do you have asthma? Is that why you started the tianeptine or was it just bc you didnt have any luck with seratonin enhancing meds?
> I did really well on wellbutrin but it pooped out. I am taking amino acids and strattera, now, too, which is okay, but my asthma is coming back.
> You didnt notice anything with the tianeptine?
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>I honestly didn't really notice anything much on Tianeptine... it might have lowered my stress levels a little bit. But, I was also taking amino acids & vitamins too. I probably should have gave it a longer trial though. I've tried many AD's with not a whole lot of luck. How's strattera? I thought about checking it out.
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