Posted by bob on February 17, 2000, at 15:53:02
In reply to Re: help help my ship is sinking, posted by JohnL on February 16, 2000, at 4:47:07
Good for you, Ryan, for being so proactive about this. I wish I had stuck things through at 22 instead of giving up for another twelve years before I got back into treatment. So, whatever the short term, stick with it and keep trying to work it out.
You mentioned a number of SSRIs -- apparently non-responders to SSRIs often respond well to TCAs and vice versa. Nortriptyline has done more for me in the long haul than zoloft, prozac, or paxil ever did, even with those SSRIs in cocktails. I've also had fewer side effects on nortrip than on any SSRI. Maybe it'll work for you as well.
Maybe some of the other folks on MAOIs can also fill you in on all the restrictions that come along with them. I haven't really followed the conversations on here closely, but what I've picked up on is that MAOI restrictions (like ECT's reputation) are a bit overblown. Certainly, trying a TCA or investigating some combination drug therapy would require less in terms of lifestyle changes (as if we all don't need some lifestyle changes anyway ;^) so you might want to check that out first.
Everyone's comments, tho, get down to the issue of what your pdoc has to offer. It sounds like "not much" may be the answer for your current pdoc. By all means, if you're not getting the care and attention you need, go shopping for another.
Hey folks, doesn't Dr. Bob have something about questions to ask a prospective pdoc, or was that somewhere else on the web?
stick in there, ryan
bob
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