Posted by AMenz on June 20, 2001, at 11:18:26
In reply to Re: Help! ECT has been recommended, posted by manowar on June 20, 2001, at 10:37:33
I agree with Manowar. The SSRI's may be not the drug of choice for you. MAOI and TCA are a possibility. So is treating the anxiety with an anxiolytic. These are questions to pose to your doctor.
I also empathize with you reluctance to try new meds I am in the same boat.
I had a wonderful experience with SSRI's two weeks of the month. The other two weeks they set off a terrible mixed state. But when I backed off the SSRI's anxiety set in. Lorezapam, Klonopin, Buspar are all choices for anxiety. Did the anxiety predate the depression. Is it a separate disorder or part of the depressive state?
You should get a second opinion if your doctor has only this one strategy you are reluctant to follow.
> I had the same kind of problems with SSRIs (Paxil, prozac, ect.). Actually every drug that acts on serotonin has given me terrible side effects with no relief. Has your doctor considered TCAs (tricyclic anti-depressants) or MAOIs yet? You may want to get a second opinion before doing that. Hang in there.
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