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Posted by Reboxetine After 17 Days on December 24, 1999, at 7:35:08
I spent the first week at Reboxetine 4mg/day. The past 10 days at 8mgs daily, split in two doses.
First, the wonderful side effects:
1) Lightheadness (dizziness) each time dose increased, went away after a few days. Now I feel almost normal. Maybe the slightest trace of lightheadedness, but this definitely cleared over time.
2) Insomnia is still a problem, but getting better. Using tranqs, I get 5 to 7 solid hours a night, but how many hours I get is unpredictable. Obviously, I feel much better after a 7-hour night.
3) Rebox wins the Miss Congeniality award for Most Constipating Antidepressant Ever. The usual OTC methods have barely touched the problem. My doc gave me a more heavy-duty prescription med for this problem.
4) Some libido has returned. Impotence no longer total. Since there's no one in my life to be disappointed, not a major problem yet.
Of course, offsetting the side effects should be be results. Still no mood improvement. I don't give a damn about anything. I've had slightly more social contact, thought I can't say the Rebox has anything to do with it. My pdoc encourages me to give it a full month at the 8mg dose before making judgments. Even then, we could still move it up to 12mg/day, or try augmenting with an SSRI. Great, another drug trial that turns into a half-year event.
Well, that's the latest for everyone who's been interested in Reboxetine.
Stuck
merry merry and all that
Posted by Luke on December 24, 1999, at 16:18:46
In reply to Stuck In The 60s, posted by Reboxetine After 17 Days on December 24, 1999, at 7:35:08
Hey Stuck.
I didn't feel much in the way of positive results for a long time. Not until I moved up to 8 mg a day, but I did that much later than you, at 6 or 7 weeks.
It was worth the wait. I am much more focused, more motivated. I find myself wanting to do things I haven't wanted to do in years. I listen to people better, my attention to detail is greatly improved and I find myself enjoying other people's company more than I have in years. Also, I don't doubt myself and my every move, which has always been a problem for me, and I have amazed myself with a newfound and seemingly endless supply of patience. These improvements were not sudden. It has been a very gradual and consistent climb.
The result of all that is a better mood in general and a much more positive view of the present and future.
I must admit, I get a little nervous every time I read a post about an AD really helping and then pooping out.
But whatever happens, I am grateful that right now, for this little window of time, I feel better and want to tackle tomorrow more than I have in a long, long time.Good luck,
Luke
Posted by saint james on December 24, 1999, at 18:11:29
In reply to Stuck In The 60s, posted by Reboxetine After 17 Days on December 24, 1999, at 7:35:08
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> Of course, offsetting the side effects should be be results. Still no mood improvement.
james here.....Read it, learn it, quit expecting it. YOU WILL FEEL NOTHING IN MOOD IMPROVEMENT (TRUE AD EFFECT) FOR 4 WEEKS ON ANY AD. PERIOD. WELL DOCUMENTED.
james
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