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   Anyone ever take Serzone? (Anxiety board)

14th March 2007
Hi.....yes I was on it for a short time about 7 years ago. I only took it for about 8 weeks though. At first it seemed to work really well for my depression, but then I started having side-affects including panic attacks, and it actually increased my anxiety so I went off of it. Took no meds for the past 7 years but just went back on yesterday. I am taking Lexapro now, but too early to know how it will affect me. I have had a little nausea, but not too bad. I also take Prilosec though for my acid reflux and I assume that is helping with the nausea. You may want to inquire about taking something for nausea if other SSRI's are not agreeing with your stomach. I don't know why Serzone was d/c, but I know it made me feel worse. Good luck to you.
14th March 2007
Spaciest
Thanks so much for your reply. I did really well on the Serzone for about
10 years. Been trying others, Paxil, Lexapro, Zoloft etc, but they either
upset my stomach or give me anxiety! I also take Prevacid for acid reflux
but even w/ that, I couldn't tolerate some of them. Next we are going to
try Effexor. I am getting discouraged. I had no side effects w/ Serzone,
great right from the beginning.
Thanks again for your input.
Jodianne
15th March 2007
Gee I'm sorry your having trouble finding something to work. I don't know why they discontinued it. Hope you can find something that works for you! I am hoping that this Lexapro works as well on my depression as the Serzone did, but without the anxiety! So far, I'm not feeling that great yet....good luck to you!
16th March 2007
Hi Jodianne....thanks for the encouragement. I believe that Serzone (Nefazodone) is still available in Canada. If you do a little research on the Net, you may be able to find more info about that. I'm still not sure whey they d/c it here in the states though. There were some reports that it caused liver damage? I suppose some of these SSRI's or other anitdepressants can do the same thing! ....anyway, good luck too you!
16th March 2007
Spaciest,
Serzone isn't available anywhere anymore. I checked. Actually the other
countries d/c before the US. I have a friend who goes to Puerto Rico for
3 mos of yr, had her chk there, no Serzone. The generic Nefazodone is
available here, Can and Eur, however I just saw on the internet when
researching Serzone that Can is considering d/c that too. Yes, it was due
to liver problems, but as my doctor said, they all can have that issue, but
if your doctor is doing their job with yearly liver enzymes, that should not
be a problem. Actually there were 8 companies making the generic and
the only one still making it now is Teva, which is about 15 miles from my
house. So the search goes on for something else.
Jodianne
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