Posted by ChrisK on October 22, 1999, at 6:13:39
In reply to Re: Week Three, posted by Andy on October 21, 1999, at 9:28:40
I'm into my second month of Naltrexone and it has made quite a difference. First off I spent two years of going through SSRI's with no success. I convinced my pdoc to go back to TCA's. We agreed on Nortriptyline which I have been taking for almost a year now. I was still having suicidal ideations so we tried Zyprexa. That made a huge difference in the SI's but I wasn't completely out of the darkness. I read about Naltrexone as a treatment for alcoholism and asked if he would give that a try. At the time I wasn't aware of the augmentation scenario. I noticed a significant change within two weeks.
Right now I'm satisfied with my cocktail of Nortriptyline, Zyprexa and Naltrexone. I also spend time each morning in front of a phototherapy lamp for the SAD side of my disorder. All in all I'm doing better this October than I ever have.
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