Posted by warrior on May 5, 2001, at 19:48:35
In reply to Re: Dysthymia/Treatment Resistant Depressions, posted by sweetmarie on April 5, 2001, at 7:58:07
> > > In November of last year a miracle happened which was the augmentation of Prozac with Naltrexone..... However, nobody has been able to give me a hint as to why this combination should work. Can anyone speculate about this? Wayne
> >
> > OK big guess coming up! There is cross - talk between Opiate systems and Noradrenergic systems - it MAY be (wild guess) that naltrexone operating through the opiate system somehow activates noradrenergic transmission, lifting mood. There you are, speculation!
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> I suffer from treatment resistant Dysthymia, with an added major severe episode on top (`double depression`).
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> I recently saw a specialist in `difficult to treat depression`, who is starting me on a new med combination:
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> Venlafaxine (Efexor)/Mirtazapine (Zispin/Remeron)/Lamotragine (Lamictal)
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> Has anyone been on this combo (or has heard of it)?
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> With what results?
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> Cheers,
>
> AnnaAnna,
How are you doing with your current medication regime? I too am "Dysthymic" and have been diagnosed as having possibly "Double Depression".
I am on Celexa 20 mg a day. I am also reading up on the latest to include Dr Burns, "Feeling Good" and whatever else I can get my hands on.
Best wishes.
Warrior
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