Posted by Squiggles on July 31, 2003, at 8:51:37
To anyone searching for an effective anti-depressant
for "treatment-resistant" depression, with very
few side effects, we have had great success with
this drug.I am extremely satisfied with the results
for my friend, and once again truly believe that
Dr. Ivan Goldberg's psychopharmacology knowledge
is the cat's pyjamas.There are side effects
- weight gain basically, but
not more, infact less, than the initial
drug given for severe unipolar depression - imipramine.
This drug is the last tried after a series of more
than 16 drugs tried over a period of about 20 years,
each worse than the other, and the best, the first and
the oldest - imipramine.
Does this indicate something about the scientific advances
in newer medication; could be.
Advantages of this drug - eliminates most anxiety
and allows sleep, allows mental clarity and
concentration, stabilizes blood pressure;These advantages, in turn get rid of the
need for secondary drugs to treat the side effects
of the primary drugs (other than this one).
The other drugs had been most new SSRIs and
sisters or imipramine - if anyone is interested
i can get the specific drug names.Lack of sleep is a serious problem with stimulating
ADs, which was a major problem for my friend -
crappy, short sleep. It is hard to live a normal
life without a good night's sleep and harder
still to concentrate.Squiggles
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