Author: TeeJay

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 3:36 am

Hey yeah so far it seems really good. Almost no side-effects! That is really profound considering my doctor warned me of how intolerable the meds are compared to SS/SNRI’s. The only possible side-effects have been slight sweating, and the pins-and-needles thing like you said. It hardly makes me drowsy at all. But that’s not great considering I’ve also come off 2 other anti-depressants (Agomelatine & Mirtazapine/Remeron) that made me really sleepy. So I haven’t been able to sleep as easily as before.

It’s been about a week since I started, and over the last 2 days the mood has definitely lifted. I’m going to have to watch that it doesn’t get lifted "too" much, being bipolar and all, as I feel that unchecked it’s a strong enough anti-depressant to switch me to mania. I might tell my doc I don’t want the dose increased any further, even though I’m only on 75mg, and he wanted me on 150mg eventually.

For the last month I’d been pretty much a hermit, avoiding social situations, avoiding phone calls, hardly swimming … constantly fighting and isolating myself from my partner (she refused to budge though). It’s good to feel like I can call my friends again, and actually study, and feel like I’m performing okay at work, and not feel like the rest of my life’s gunna be a drag.

It’s early days though. Anti-deps often poop-out on me. The only thing that gives me hope Dosulepin’s different is that most online reports say "I took Dosulepin for 15+ years" … whereas SSRI’s have most people jumping off within months / a few years.