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Posted by jms600 on February 28, 2004, at 16:01:09
I'm seeing my doctor a week on Tuesday due to my Psychiatrist being a waste of time, and am going to ask him to supplement my current 225mg Effexor dose with Sulpiride for my anxiety. I have heard and read that Sulpiride is effective in treating severe anxiety, and I've had some success with low dose anti-psychotics already.
Anyone here ever used Sulpiride? At what dose did it work for you? Does it have a stimulating effect or does it make depression worse? Did you find any other drug better for anxiety (apart from benzos)?
Please help. Thanks!
Posted by HIBA on March 1, 2004, at 22:45:27
In reply to Sulpiride users/triers - info please!, posted by jms600 on February 28, 2004, at 16:01:09
Sulpiride itself is an antidepressant and it seldom causes depression. Low doses will calm you in a unique way with an increased alertness. I have used it for anxiety and would like to say it was the best medication to my anticipatory anxiety. The dose should be adjusted to the lowest effective level. 100mg daily will often do the job. Not more than it. But there was a downside for me. After using it for a couple of weeks it made my sleep much deeper and my sleep was a half coma like experience. I left it because of it, but still like to take it because apart from that strange side effect there was virtually nothing wrong with sulpiride.
HIBA
Posted by btnd on March 3, 2004, at 9:23:10
In reply to Sulpiride users/triers - info please!, posted by jms600 on February 28, 2004, at 16:01:09
> Anyone here ever used Sulpiride?
I'm using "newer" version of Sulpiride - Amisulpride. But they are both structurally very similar and similar in effects.
>At what dose did it work for you?
At first it was 50mg/day, now I use 25mg/day. I find that both doses work the same. I've read somewhere on the net that Amisulpride doses are twice as potent as Sulpiride at the same mg dose.
>Does it have a stimulating effect or does it make depression worse?
It has a slight stimulating effect on me and DEFINITELY makes the depression BETTER (I have dysthymia/social anxiety/ADD)
>Did you find any other drug better for anxiety (apart from benzos)?
Nope. When it comes to anxiety - Amisulpride works for me just like benzos (Klonopin being the most-close) but at constant level. There are no ups and downs etc. So for me - I'd consider Amisulpride better choice for anxiety than any benzo.
Just my 2 cents.
Posted by jms600 on March 4, 2004, at 16:36:53
In reply to Sulpiride users/triers - info please!, posted by jms600 on February 28, 2004, at 16:01:09
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