So I was taking high doses of Tianeptine for over a year. 50-200mg doses, a couple of times a day. Every day.
I lost my bag which had my jar of Tianeptine. So, no tianeptine. Didn't think it was worth spending a crazy amount for fast shipping. I went the weekend without it, and I dreaded today where I would have to go in to work for the first time in a long time completely sober (well, besides coffee).
Hey, It wasn't bad at all. No anxiety anywhere. Actually, seems like LESS anxiety than when I was dosing.
By the end of each work day on Tianeptine, I found that my mood would drop off. Since taking tianeptine was such a routine, I started to believe that It was just "normal" for me to feel not so good in the afternoon. Nope, I feel pretty good and my mood is consistent.
I've heard horror stories of tianeptine withdrawals. I was even taking big doses for the "opiate effect". Where the withdrawals at? I feel alright. Is everyone's experience just different or what?
What is everyones experience with tianeptine in here in general? Anyone with a similar experience?
I think I'll still place another order, but relax with my dosing. I don't think I need it. It's just nice to have sometimes.
I have used it for neuropathic pain during the height of diabetic neuropathy several years ago. It is unique among the tricyclic antidepressants, having a much larger effective dose to LD50 ratio than any of the others. It's action is also unique. However it does weakly bind opioid receptors and can cause dependency in some people. I used for nearly a year and did not experience any withdrawal symptoms what so ever but your results may vary. There are people who have died of overdoses but these are people who use a gram or more to get high, 30x the recommended dosage. People also die from drinking too much Robotusin, or even too much water.