Posted by v on May 9, 1999, at 5:50:19
In reply to Re: Have to Stop MAOI - Suggestions on 2nd Choice?, posted by Elizabeth on May 9, 1999, at 0:39:11
The only AD that had ever worked for me in the past was Nardil. But like you, the side effects were insane! then when i gained 60lbs in 6 weeks, i freaked out and went off it.
now, many years and many ads later, i have gotten some relief from effexor.
good luck...
regards,
v> My situation is a little bit different: I got on MAOIs because I couldn't tolerate tricyclics long enough to give them an adequate trial.
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> Effexor did work for me, but I got what I'm guessing was serotonin syndrome on it and had to stop.
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> Another thing that's worth trying is Remeron. Don't be put off if it causes somnolence and appetite stimulation at low doses; these side effects actually are supposed to get better as you raise the dose.
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> Both Remeron and Effexor may work in people who haven't responded to some of the other antidepressants that are around.
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> One other thing you might consider is high-dose (60-90mg) BuSpar. It works as an antidepressant at those doses.
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> Anyway I don't know exactly what you've tried so I can't give an exhaustive list of other things to try, but these suggestions hopefully are a start.
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