Posted by zarathustra on January 7, 2002, at 21:39:56
I have been on divalproex-sodium for 2 months now. Iam currently at 2000mgs a day, and have noticed nothing (except ten pounds). Should I be questioning the 'current' diagnosis, or suggesting a different AED?
I want to try lithium, but no doctor will let me, they say that the side effect profile is bad: I can handle side effects if the damn depression would lift!I have tried all of the ssri (paxil and zoloft used to work excellently years ago) wellbutrin, effexor, serzone, menerix.
Maybe Nardil or Parnate? I am ready to give up, my pdoc has got it in his little head that I am bipolar; I think not.
I just need my memory back, and some emotion or 'color' in my life, I only seem to ever find that colour when I am drinking (not often) or hung over.
Why did Paxil and Zoloft fail to work after restarting them months later? They changed my life I felt sooo good, so alive, I had goals I had energy, enthusiasum, I felt good about myself I held my head up high.......
but, I stopped them naively due to the sexual side effects and the thought that I was 'cured'. I would gladly make the trade off now!
The last time I tried Paxil, I was up to 60mgs a day for five months: no response, not even loss of sex drive. Did my brain become tolerant to them?Anyone in the know, please respond.
Andrew.
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