Posted by Ron Hill on March 19, 2002, at 11:55:00
In reply to Re: treatment resistant depression -Suggestions?, posted by btrout on March 16, 2002, at 19:46:55
Ms. Brook Trout;
You sound like an intelligent young lady. Two things came to my mind when I read your original post in this thread. First, like others, I wondered if a mood stabilizer might help you and, second, I wonder if SAM-e may be of benefit to you. I (a layman) agree with you that your anergic symptoms are due to dopamine problems. Please read the following two posts in order to more fully understand what I am referring to.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020313/msgs/97982.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020318/msgs/98710.html
Let me know if I can help!
-- Ron
-----------------------------------------------> Hi everyone,
> thank you for the suggestions. I'm so pleased. I had been thinking along similar lines about trying stimulants (probably adderal), mood stabilizers (currently trying nimodipine), and just before I read Mike's post about SJW, I had been researching the IL-6 connection on medline. I think it is very likely I have elevated IL-6 levels because of the delayed type hypersensity that characterizes my food allergies. I think SJW is also interesting in that it appears to inhibit the uptake of serotonin, noradrenaline, and dopamine equally. I do wonder about how powerful the stuff is because it has only been shown to work for mild to moderate depression, and mine is more like moderate to severe. Has anybody heard any stories about good responses to SJW on this board?
> With regard to the mood stabilizer, I recently took 700mg of Neurontin over a 3 hour period (per Jay Goldstein's protocol) with no apparent effect, good or bad. Does this response indicate anything to anyone? Does anyone have any info about Gabitril?
> You guys are so generous for responding. YOu've given me a lift tonight. Thank you.
>
> btrout
poster:Ron Hill
thread:98310
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020318/msgs/98814.html