Posted by PhilipCarey on August 11, 2003, at 18:54:33
In reply to Re: Followup, posted by McPac on August 11, 2003, at 14:18:03
>> Remeron doesn't give me the side effects that the ssri's did....but it doesn't LIFT my moods like the ssri's did either....would be nice to get a mood lift from something (that didn't induce anger and anxiety as well, like the ssri's).<< -- McPac
I'm with you exactly on this. Still, the fact that it knocks out the depression, without side effects is good in and of itself... that and allowing for great sleep. Any ideas on augmenting for mood lift?
Ames touched on something interesting too, about Zoloft effecting Dopamine.
I forgot to mention that it was the only one of the SSRIs that I could take at a therapeutic dose (seeing as I don't consider Remeron an SSRI). Zoloft gave me the best near euphoric feeling.
My problem with these meds (other than Remeron) is that I cycle through them on a daily basis really fast, meaning I take it, have a period of an hour to hour and a half when I have a benzo sort stoned feeling, then it really kicks in, and I feel great for about an hour and a half, then come down, and by say, 2 in the afternoon, I'm dragging. And I put up with that on Zoloft for nearly a year. Those mid day highs were really nice, but ultimately, that's no way to live.
I'm thinking I'll keep Remeron as part of the regimen, and maybe try to augment with some sort of Dopamine type med. I'm also gonna give Adrafinil a shot, and somewhere down the road, gonna take Zyprexa (I think there's a little dopamine action there) for a spin too.
Med classes I've never tried: mood stabilizers, anti-psychotics, MAOIs, TCAs.
I suppose it's good that there are still alot of untried options, but damn, the failed experiments suck!
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