Posted by 2sense on January 21, 2003, at 20:02:18
In reply to my typical atypical spouse, 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:
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> 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.
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> He does not have sleep apnea (although he will occasionally snore, it's not the kind of snoring that accompanies apnea.
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> 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...).
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> I have two questions, then:
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> What does anyone with knowlege about atypical think about MAOI's (which are usually recommended for this type of depression)?
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> 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...?I know that I should write more than this -- but you are not alone -- this sounds like my husband -- only he's very angry and though he is seeing someone and is on someone -- I took am attempting to stay through the better and worse, sickness and health ... but ... well I'll be thinking and praying for you all.
Just my ... 2Sense
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