Posted by SalArmy4me on February 14, 2001, at 5:01:52
In reply to running out of options, posted by zarathustra on February 13, 2001, at 22:36:43
Before you think about Luvox, you should know that you have many other options. I myself was going to do ECT, and then I found relief in a newer drug called Mirapex. Here are some more options you may not have thought of:
Lamotrigine - good side-effect profile; most antidepressant properties
Carbamazepine - less side effects than Lithium or divalproex sodium
Topiramate - the newest mood-stabilizer; it promotes weight loss
Desipramine - the least side-effects of all the Tricyclics; one of the SNRIs
High-dose Venlafaxine - at higher doses Venlafaxine affects more chemicals than SSRIs.
Buspirone - an effective antidepressant and anxiolytic at high doses.
Dopamine Agonists - Pramipexole has two studies on it (I take it).
"Power Combinations" - mirtazapine + venlafaxine; Buproprion+Mirtazapine, Mirtazapine + fluoxetine
Augmentation of anything you have tried before with Lithium, Pindolol, or Buspar (i took pindolol
Foreign medications to the US: the RIMA Moclobemide; Reboxetine; Amisulpride, etc
Atypical Neuroleptics/Antipsychotics with antidepressant properties: Risperidone, Olanzapine, Quietapin
Modafinil - a stimulant that is possibly effective
Irreversable MAOIs - Phenelzine, Tranylcypromine. Extremely Effective.
MAOI-B - Selegiline
I hope that gives you some hope! No ECT!
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