Questions about meds and depression

Posted by phoebes on November 14, 2002, at 10:06:42

Hi,
There are some things I'm confused about regarding medications for depression. Any clarification would be greatly appreciated.

1)I tried an SSRI (Paxil) for 8 weeks and I tolerated it fine side-effects-wise but it didn't help my depression. Is there any point in trying other SSRI's now? Might others work even though this one has failed and they all have similar mechanisms?

2)Is Lamictal ever effective as a primary antidepressant for very severe agitated depression, or is it more of a mild mood stabilizer?

3)At what point are people labelled "treatment resistant"? I heard that ECT is effective 60-70% of the time for treatment resistant people, but I don't know whether that means people who've tried everything or just one or two things.

Thanks in advance,
Phoebes

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