Posted by 3 Beer Effect on December 23, 2001, at 9:27:13
I read that Sinequan (Doxepin) has both anti-anxiety and anti-depressant properties. Does anyone have experience with Sinequan- Is it more or less sedating than Remeron? Is the anti-anxiety effect as good as Klonopin or other benzodiazepines? What major side effects can I expect?
Are there other TCAs that might be better than sinequan for my condition- social phobia/anxiety/insomnia/major depression?
(I am not willing to take asendin {amoxapine} because of this risk of tardive diskeneysia).So far the only really effective anti-anxiety/anxiolytic/social phobia medicine is 3 twelve ounce beers! Nothing else I have tried even comes close. Do any of the TCAs cause the euphoric, sociable, happy & relaxed feeling of well-being that you get after drinking 3 beers? (I can't drink anymore because alcohol counteracts anti-depressants, & because you can't be drunk all of the time or you will run into major health problems). I wish they could come up with a non addictive, non-barbituate pill that replicates the 3 beer feeling, but I have yet to find it.
I think the MAOI Parnate would work well for my condition & I would have no trouble following the no tyramine diet but if the SSRIs & Effexor give me insomnia would Parnate cause insomnia/nervousness also? (I've read very few people can tolerate Nardil & that Nardil requires high doses to be effective so I wouldn't consider Nardil as an option.)
I cannot tolerate SSRIs & Effexor XR because of insomnia & nervousness. Remeron 45 mg made me sleep 17 hours per day & seemed to have no anti-anxiety or antidepressant properties for me. Klonopin (0.5 mg 2x per day) is the only medicine that has done anything good for me (besides alcohol), but most doctors seem to think benzodiazepines are the spawn of the devil (even though they hand out highly addictive high potency amphetamines to children like candy for ADD) so I am trying to find an alternative medication.
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