Posted by Theresa Rae on January 21, 2003, at 12:56:03
I wasn't sure if I was supposed to post in last week's section (since that was my first posting to the list). I had mentioned my atypical depressive husband and my attempts to maybe see if he could be taking something else...in reply to some of the previous questions:
Husband has taken Prozac (LOTS AND LOTS at first), then Celexa for a while, and now Effexor, which I think isn't really doing the job. He slept 12+ hours again on Saturday night/Sunday, and then at 2:45 this morning I woke up to get a drink for one of our sons who was coughing and found Husband playing video games.
He does not have sleep apnea (although he will occasionally snore, it's not the kind of snoring that accompanies apnea.
He really is a very nice man, extremely intelligent, and so so low on self-esteem. Depression runs in his family, unfortunately, and when we both were younger, I had no idea that he was depressed (thought he was a jerk, thought he didn't like me, thought he was lazy, thought he was childish, thought I had unrealistic expectations...).
I have two questions, then:
What does anyone with knowlege about atypical think about MAOI's (which are usually recommended for this type of depression)?
And, what does the rest of my life look like living with an atypical? I promised Husband, God, my family and friends that I would stick around through sickness and health; I intend to do that. It is, though, a really difficult condition to live with on a daily basis (for both of us...I don't mean to downplay what he goes through every day), and I'm wondering how much better things could get...?
poster:Theresa Rae
thread:136888
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