Posted by Ilene on February 26, 2004, at 17:19:08
I just saw a new doctor for my cfs and he told me that antidepressants don't work the same in people who have cfs. He says many cfs patients are depressed. He prescribes ADs for them because he says most psychiatrists don't understand cfs. He regards cfs and its associated disorders as a problem of the autonomic nervous system. At first he said "standard antidepressants don't work" but I think he mis-spoke because he said his patients do well on combinations of ADs or high doses of Effexor. He thinks MAOIs should be effective, but he's never prescribed them to his patients because of the food and drug cautions.
I'm still shook up over this, even though I should be feeling optimistic, because I am now taking an MAOI.
Socialdeviantjeff, are you reading this?
I.
poster:Ilene
thread:317995
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20040223/msgs/317995.html