Posted by fuji on August 19, 2002, at 12:28:03
In reply to Re: What is the quickest acting AD?, posted by cybercafe on August 19, 2002, at 6:02:54
I grew up in Hendon when I was a kid and then moved to the US (40 years) ago. Visted two years ago and figured out how to get to my old house on the train & bus. Still a UK citizen!
Sorry for the ot. It won't happen again.
> > I am told that this depression can happen again in your life after you are cured. Is there a quick acting AD available yet?
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> quick acting ADs? the fastest are probably stimulants and opiates ... then probably atypical antipsychotics, remeron ...
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> yeah but you should be able to see it coming a bit sooner and stop it before it gets bad
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> >drugs. In the UK you get PROZAC or PAXIL or VALIUM or you suffer.
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> is it true atypical antipsychotics were not available on the NHS until maybe a year ago or less??
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> i didn't like UK docs outside of hendon ... i found they would lie to you ... and the damn surgeries are only open like 2 hours a day, so you have to miss work !! ... (okay i also lived in the poorest district in london)
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> to be fair i had a really awesome doc in hendon who wanted to put me on lamictal back in early 2000 and got to see a whole bunch of pdoc students .. that just rocked :)
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