Posted by Diane E. on September 1, 2000, at 12:25:33
In reply to Re: Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) » Diane E., posted by SLS on September 1, 2000, at 9:11:45
Scott,
Thanks for sharing your experiencs and thinking. What does it mean to remain "clean." Have you
stopped the Parnate and desipramine? You said your depression became dangerous. Is that still
true? I hope you are experiencing some relief from your current strategy.My husband currently takes Parnate, neurontin, clonapin and respiradol. He has been on this combo.
about 12 weeks and it has no effect that I can see. He has tried most of the other meds. you listed,
though not all of them and not all of them in combination with an MAOI. I don't believe he has tried any
dopamine agonists; at least he has not been on any of the ones you listed (are there others?). The
startling thing to me about his medication history is that none of these meds. have any effects or side-effects
for him. He has never experienced a decrease in his depression on any meds. (7+ years of trying),
and the only side-effects are some trouble with urination and dry-mouth for a few days after he starts a
new med. Also, he experiences no withdrawal when he stops a med, including clonapin. His pdoc
recently upped his dose to 6 Parnate tablets a day (sorry, I'm not sure of the dose/tablet). He was
previously taking 5 tablets all at once. His pdoc was stunned that he didn't feel dopey after such a large dose
all at once, but he says he feels nothing. I guess this is why we are skeptical about any other meds.
working. It seems like maybe he metabolizes them so fast or throughly that they don't have any effect.
Is that possible?-Diane
poster:Diane E.
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