Posted by zeugma on January 19, 2003, at 20:10:48
In reply to Older drugs vs. newer drugs..., posted by jay on January 19, 2003, at 16:08:22
I found I had to twist my doctor's arm to get him to prescribe me a TCA. This despite the fact that trials with two SSRI's (Prozac and Zoloft) had failed miserably and caused me to give up on medications for about eight years. I have found that unless I bring up alternatives myself (like TCA's), the reflex is to prescribe either an SSRI or Wellbutrin (I can't take Wellbutrin either). My former girlfriend takes an SSRI and her sex drive had disappeared soon after starting treatment with it. With a TCA, if I take it at the right time, I get a normal night's sleep, and the appetite increase and relief from serious gastrointestinal pain are invaluable side benefits.
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