Posted by LyndaK on February 2, 2003, at 18:23:09
In reply to Re: Your Decision » LyndaK, posted by cubbybear on February 1, 2003, at 5:05:12
<<Please stay in touch. Can you handle me posting every day or nearly every day, if I have to? I don't want to
become a nuisance to you. (Of course, anyone and everyone who's reading my posts can express some sympathetic words too.)>>
Oh Yes Yes Yes! I didn't mean to sound like I was "letting go of your hand"! But I keep wondering if we should be posting over on Psycho Social Babble. Let me know what you think.<<I have never known the pain of severe depression like I do now. I just keep on praying . . . I don't want to wind up being admitted to the
hospital or feel suicidal. I can't afford to lose my job at this point. So much is at stake. When I get the Parnate, I'll then have to hang in
another 3+ weeks until it kicks in. We're looking at nearly 2 whole months more till I can get some lasting relief. i don't know how I can
last that long the way I feel right now.>>You know, the thought has occured to me more than once, I wonder if you should try going back on the Zoloft to get you through this interim period. I know it would end up delaying how soon you could start the Parnate since you would have to let the Zoloft get out of your system before starting the Parnate, but, in your present state, I'm wondering if a whole month with nothing (except benzos, which really don't help depression much) is too long for you. One thing I liked about Zoloft is that I responded fairly rapidly to it. I think it has a shorter half-life than some of the other SSRI's as well, but maybe some of the people on this board would know more about this. (I've heard of "Zoloft Holidays" as a way to address the sexual side-effects. That's what made me think that it depletes from the system fairly rapidly). So the idea is, go back on Zoloft to help you out right now, come back in March to get your Parnate, once you have Parnate IN-HAND start the Zoloft wash out period. What do you think?
Lynda
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