Sedating or calming antidepressants

[Anon54]

I like benzos. but dr dont like precribing them. ofcourse i had no trouble getting ADs
im wondering if anyone has had any experiences with ADs that have actually had a calming effect rather than a stimulant effect

 

[paranoid android]

I like benzos. but dr dont like precribing them. ofcourse i had no trouble getting ADs
im wondering if anyone has had any experiences with ADs that have actually had a calming effect rather than a stimulant effect

Well tricyclic anti-depressants such as amitriptyline, doxepin and a few others have rather sedating effects. So does mirtazepine which is a serotonin norepinephrine enhancer with a strong anti-histamine effect.

 

[Anon54]

ive had mirtazepine. didnt make me calm. nor does sedating anithistamines. but yeah they are good for insomnia. i rate otc stuff more sedating than irtazepine.
dont know about the rest u mentioned. just dont want a jittry effect from an AD

 

[debaser]

Trimipramine (Surmontil).

 

[NeighborhoodThreat]

Trazodone is calming for some people as well. Most of the tricyclics are. In fact, sometimes doctors prescribe them off-label for insomnia.

Edit:

Anon54, I edited the title of your thread for easier searching.

 

[Psychedelic Jay]

Trazadone is a rather trashy drug to use... If you choose to use it beware of side effects. It will give you rapid heartbeat up the ass.

 

[ronthedon]

seroquel or trazadone

 

[perKeceT]

^seroquel is an anti psychotic, not an anti depressant. also, i wouldnt peg seroquel as 'calming' and idk many people that would, since its nearly impossible to stay awake on the stuff.

 

[StaySedated]

tricyclics have a sedative effect while both tricyclics and SSRIs have a calming effect, although with SSRIs you have to take them ffor about a month get a noticable effect.

 

[StaySedated]

Trazadone is a rather trashy drug to use... If you choose to use it beware of side effects. It will give you rapid heartbeat up the ass.

and it metabolizes into mCPP, which can cause anxiety and can make you feel shitty.

 

[kokaino]

seroquel or trazadone

Seroquel is not an antidepressant, it's an antipsychotic.

Anyways, here's a list of sedating antidepressants:

Amitriptyline, lomipramine, doxepin, and trimipramine.

Then there is trazodone, buspirone, mirtazapine (this is a rather good one), vilazodone, hydroxyzine, pregabalin, and gabapentin.

 

[StaySedated]

Seroquel is not an antidepressant, it's an antipsychotic.

Anyways, here's a list of sedating antidepressants:

Amitriptyline, lomipramine, doxepin, and trimipramine.

Then there is trazodone, buspirone, mirtazapine (this is a rather good one), vilazodone, hydroxyzine, pregabalin, and gabapentin.

pregabalin and gabapentin aren't antidepressants.

 

[kokaino]

pregabalin and gabapentin aren't antidepressants.

I know that, they work for GAD - he can have one of them on top of one of the antidepressants I suggested.

Actually, gabapentin has some antidepressant effects. Link here.

 

[StaySedated]

I know that, they work for GAD - he can have one of them on top of one of the antidepressants I suggested.

Actually, gabapentin has some antidepressant effects. Link here.

i guess that could make it an antideprssant, but doesn't that make more of a mood stabilizer.

 

[kokaino]

i guess that could make it an antideprssant, but doesn't that make more of a mood stabilizer.

You can call it that, I guess.

 

[K'd-OUT-in-AZ]

Actually, gabapentin has some antidepressant effects. Link here.

So does pregabalin. I can speak for that from first hand experience. Generally if gabapentin can do something, so can its bigger brother pregabalin.