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Posted by Ronnie on December 1, 2000, at 11:00:03
I just recently realized that I have been suffering from dysthymia. I never felt really depressed just mildly unhappy and was always looking forward to the next stage in life. I had refused to go on medication because I was determined to beat this on my own, but alas, it proved to be stronger. So in mid Oct. I began taking Serzone. I found that initially I suffered from headaches, fatigue and at one point seemed to make my depression worse. So the doctor boosted my dosage to 400 mg before bed and now I seem to be doing pretty. My first question is this, Has anyone been in a similar situation? And how did Serzone work for their dysthymia? Was it effective for a long period of time or did it eventually wear off? I mean I find myself having negative thoughts that are alot worse than I ever used to have and cant wait to get better.
Posted by Bill L on December 4, 2000, at 8:22:57
In reply to Dysthymia and Serzone, posted by Ronnie on December 1, 2000, at 11:00:03
I also have dysthymia along with anxiety. I take Celexa, SAM-e, and Kava with very good results. I tried Serzone once but it didn't help me. But I was not on it long enough and on a high enough dose to give it a fair trial. The advantage of Serzone is that it doesn't cause sexual side effects. But if it doesn't work after 12 weeks or so, maybe you should try a different antidepressant.
> I just recently realized that I have been suffering from dysthymia. I never felt really depressed just mildly unhappy and was always looking forward to the next stage in life. I had refused to go on medication because I was determined to beat this on my own, but alas, it proved to be stronger. So in mid Oct. I began taking Serzone. I found that initially I suffered from headaches, fatigue and at one point seemed to make my depression worse. So the doctor boosted my dosage to 400 mg before bed and now I seem to be doing pretty. My first question is this, Has anyone been in a similar situation? And how did Serzone work for their dysthymia? Was it effective for a long period of time or did it eventually wear off? I mean I find myself having negative thoughts that are alot worse than I ever used to have and cant wait to get better.
Posted by AndrewB on December 6, 2000, at 10:03:30
In reply to Dysthymia and Serzone, posted by Ronnie on December 1, 2000, at 11:00:03
Ronnie,
I have dysthymia. I took Serzone at various dosages, high and low, for six months. It did not help my mood, but I did feel very fatigued, detached, and it gave me cognitive impiairment.
When you talk about dealing with negative thought, first choice is a low dose antipsychotic.
Amisulpride, an antipsychotic, was effective for my negative thoughts. Extensive studies have shown low dose amisulpride to be effective for dysthymia. It worked on my dysthymia. For an info. piece on amisulpride email me at andrewb@seanet.com.
AndrewB
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