Posted by KarenB on April 8, 2000, at 12:39:51
In reply to Re: Overseas sources, posted by Brandon on April 8, 2000, at 12:06:19
Brandon,
No, I am not taking it right now. It's kind of a long story but I have, I think, been sort of diagnosed as ADD with depression (no hyperactivity), rather than Bipolar II. To get to this conclusion, though, I have been through three months of antidepressants that didn't work, lithium that made me sick and a pdoc who I have summarily FIRED, this week.
The ADD diagnoses makes sense of my history of the SSRIs and all other antidepressants not working and the amineptine doing the job (a psychostimulant). It also make sense of my childhood and a whole lot of other things but that's another story.
If I were going to take the sulipiride, I would do it with a low dose of stimulant but that's because of my symptoms. On the insert it says it works for social inhibition (I can attest to that) and "physical symptoms of an organic illness." My doc in the Philippines said it would help with the "heaviness" and apathy I feel along with the mental part of the depression. It worked and I would highly recommend it. There is slight (5-10 lbs on me) weight gain but I was able to keep that under control with exercise alone. I felt so good, that was no problem. I was hiking up mountains with my husband in 100 degree heat! I was superwoman.
Where's that address again...I'm gonna order some more of that stuff.
Oh, I took two to three "Dogmatil" (brand name) per day. Not sure of the mg.
K
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