Posted by shelliR on December 30, 2001, at 20:31:50
In reply to Re: Enhance mood and motivation: what's the best drug?, posted by OldSchool on December 30, 2001, at 19:35:00
> > Hi, a simple question:
> > which is the best drug for enhance mood and motivation in your opinion and after your experience?
> > I know that every answer could be different, but them will be very helpful for me!
> > Tanks you all indeed for your sharing!
> > JDavid
>
> One antidepressant is as effective as another. All antidepressants equal about the same thing in the end. The only exception to this is the MAOIs, which are very powerful antidepressants, but which require extensive diet and lifestyle modification to take successfully.I actually don't agree with much of anything that you've written above. For example regarding SSRI type ADs, if I was the prescribing pdoc, I would definitely try different ADs depending on the type of depression. Prozac and effexor are very different drugs.
Why do you say that MAOIs require extensive diet and lifestyle modification? I think that is really not accurate that there are huge dietary restrictions on nardil, anyway. I was on it for years and learned over time that I needed to maintain no diet restrictions.As to "extensive lifestyle modifications", I can't even begin to imagine what you mean. I would say that nardil gave me a down period in the afternoon when I became very sleepy and larger doses of nardil do effect sleep rhythms. But there's no way that I would say I had to make extensive changes in the way I lived. I have to make many more and more difficult changes with depression.
Shelli
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