DESVENLAFAXINE SUCCINATE vs Milnacipran

Hello docs! Age:30 Sex: F Height: 5’10” Weight: 220ish Race: White Primary complaint: So for several years, I have been dealing with periodic swelling of my lips and tongue. Episodes effect only one lip at a time but both have swelled. Usually only half on the tongue (right or left) is swollen at a

36F Height: 5'2" Weight: 120lbs Race: White Existing medical issues: subclinical hypothyroidism, anxiety, hypertension Medications: Levothyroxine 25 Mcg Tablet, Losartan 50 Mg Tablet, Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er 100 Mg Tablet,extended Release 24 Hr, Nuvaring Non-smoker, no drug use, occasional alcoh

Age: 22 Sex: AFAB Allergies: Dust Mites Medical issues: Hypermobile ehlers danlos syndrome, dysautonomia, POTS, GERD, IBS, PCOS, Insulin resistance, cervical stenosis, herniated disc's with c6-7 being removed in 2022, neuromuscular scoliosis, asthma, post concussion syndrome, neuropathy, past dx of

Female, 25, 5’6”, 108 lbs. Conditions: migraine, epilepsy, endometriosis, GERD, IBS-D (currently not in a flare and haven’t had an IBS flare since December) Meds: junel fe 1/20, desvenlafaxine succinate er, aptiom, omeprazole, nurtec, zinc pills Meds: I’m losing my mind. I’ve always had cankersore

I’m a 26F. Taking desvenlafaxine succinate 25 mg for depression. I started it about a month ago. This is my first menstrual cycle on the medication. Ever since I started my menstrual phase my anxiety has \*skyrocketed\*. I’ve never been an anxious person, but now it borders on paranoia. I’m constant

25F, I’m prone to painful headaches and I’m on my period. I woke up with a really bad headache that lead to nausea. I took 2 generic tension headache pills (acetaminophen 500mg + caffeine 65mg, pills are red) I went to make toast but got too nauseous so I took 1 4mg ondansetron. I just threw up and

Hey! I was hoping for some input on my mother's current situation at a nursing home. My gut says the problem is over medication. She's recovering from a fall and has some broken bones. But it's been a few weeks so the more intense pain has subsided. She also has severe COPD and respiratory issues. S

I apologize for my poor English. I am 25 years old and have been undergoing treatment for depression for 2 years. I think I might be autistic, and during some research, I read about the relationship between autism and depression. Getting a diagnosis from a specialist here is very expensive, and m

In this post, I'm going to discuss a drug called milnacipran. In the US, it goes by the brand name, Savella, and is a relatively new treatment on the market for chronic nerve pain. Please note that this is not medical advice and I am not a doctor. If you're curious to learn more about this medicatio

Just to let you know that after disappointing failures, I ended up finding a SNRI-like molecule that works on me (Milnacipran). It is apparently the 6th most effective statistically: http://slatestarcodex.com/blog_images/cipriani1.png For those curious about the effects, I'm basically not depressed

Dear community! I battle with chronic depression since more than a decade now and I have just discovered the realm of nootropics. I want to ask you, who are more experienced, to give me some guidance and tell me which substances and protocols might be worth trying! So this is my case: I am depressed

And I am talking about INTERNAL chest pain. I already know all about costochondritis which I have and is for the most part under control. I am to my wits end with going to the ER and doctors over and over for my heart and chest. I am perimenopausal and know hormones cause a part of my chest pain, PV

A member here told me that a combination of carbamazepine 200 mg and 25 mg amirtriptyline taken every night was 100% effective in preventing symptoms. He said that he still got pois when he tried amitriptyline alone but reported much less POIS on carbamazepine alone. This effect has been consistent

In this post, I’ll share a few strategies that have substantially increased my happiness and sense of self-worth, even while living with severe, widespread pain. For context, I am a 34F with decades of chronic pain experience. I was raised in a domestic violence environment where I was perpetually b

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