Posted by Elizabeth on October 14, 1999, at 1:36:15
I decided to take the plunge and find an antidepressant that won't muck with my sleep, so yesterday I went down to 20mg of Parnate with the intention to get down to zero in the next few days. I'm not sure what I'm going to do afterwards - my pdoc absolutely does not want me quitting antidepressants altogether, and I'm very much inclined to agree with him. The things we thought of are:
-Marplan
-nortriptyline (and possibly add Marplan after starting the nortrip.)
-Remeron (starting on a high dose to (hopefully) minimize side effects)Might also add Ritalin or Dexedrine if it seems warranted.
Does anyone have any thoughts/alternative ideas? I pretty much know the side effects (though I'm fuzzy on what to expect from Marplan since I don't know many people who've taken it). My pdoc says that he prefers the MAOI or MAOI-tricyclic idea because Remeron has been very hit-or-miss in his experience.
I'm pretty nervous, but I really *have* to start getting some decent sleep. [2 words: organic chemistry]
poster:Elizabeth
thread:13117
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