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Serzone (Nefazodone) - Reviews, Ratings, Comments by Patients

 
 



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Below are Serzone (Nefazodone) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 3 ratings/reviews, Serzone has an overall score of 7. The effectiveness score is 8 and the side effect score is 7.33. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence.
 

Serzone review by 30 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Marginally Effective
Side effects:   Severe Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   depression
Dosage & duration:   200 mg taken twice daily for the period of 10 years
Other conditions:   none
Other drugs taken:   none
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   Lessened depression
Side effects:   It made me groggy during the day & made me sleep the sleep of the dead at night (not such a bad side effect). I also had dry mouth & it sometimes caused mild nausea on an empty stomach.
Comments:   I took this med after trying others for depression. It worked pretty well. I decided to taper my dose down when I got pregnant & was off completely when my son was about one month old. Since then, I have kept my depression under control effectively through diet & exercise.

 

Serzone review by 56 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Highly Effective
Side effects:   Mild Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   sleep distubance/mild depression
Dosage & duration:   150 mg. daily taken 1x daily for the period of 3 years
Other conditions:   osteopenia
Other drugs taken:   Fosamax
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   After just three weeks, I felt immensely better and began to enjoy the things that previously I had enjoyed--liked gardening and playing tennis. I also slept soundly. It lifted my mood dramatically, but never made me manic. I also felt more like being with people and noticed that I was no longer so preoccupied with myself or awkwardly self-consciousness. In short, I wasn't depressed and anxious anymore!
Side effects:   I gained about 5 lbs, which was not a problem for me since I'm slender to begin with. There was also some mild constipation, well not really constipation, but a decrease in the number of daily bowel movements. To offset that, I just drank more water. Not a big deal.
Comments:   I used this drug after trying Wellbutrin, which made me too restless and hyper. It was proscribed by a psychiatrist, who was very well versed in pharmacology, for a depression that came about during menopause. I took it regularly for three years; it completely stopped negative thinking and enabled me to sleep deeply for the first time in several years. I had regular liver check-ups, but never had any decrease in correct liver functioning. After three years, I felt I was ready to cut back on the medication, which I did very, very gradually over the next year and a half so that there was no withdrawal period at all. I've been fine without it now for two years.

 

Serzone review by 40 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Highly Effective
Side effects:   No Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Dosage & duration:   200 mg. taken daily for the period of 6 yrs.
Other conditions:   none
Other drugs taken:   xanax
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   Had generalized anxiety daily prior to treatment, and panic attacks that impaired ability to function normally and quality of life in general. Medication did not completely eliminate feelings of anxiety, but did a great job of reducing them. Taking the medication Serzone, made it possible to rely on the medication xanax less and less, to the point only had to take it seldom as needed.
Side effects:   Noticed when skipping a dosage for 2-3 days, heightened anxiety returned.
Comments:   Took 200 to 400 mg. of medication for 6 years for the treatment of anxiety.
 


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