Posted by snapper on April 5, 2004, at 22:16:23
In reply to Re: MAOI'S /ECT/ ATYPICAL DEP.Please read (kinda long), posted by gardenergirl on April 5, 2004, at 21:40:17
> Snapper,
> It sounds like you have been through the wringer and then some. I'm glad your living situation is better now. I can understand your concerns about meds and SE's, but I wonder specifically what your concerns about Nardil are? I take 45mg of Nardil, and my SE's have all but gone away. I no longer have anorgasmia, urinary retention, constipation, myoclonic jerks, or staggering gait (as Mattdds called, "the Nardil shuffle"). The only SE's that remain are hypereflexia, which means I sometimes get the knee-jerk response really hard just by tapping my thigh or setting something in my lap, and also a craving for sweets, which has led to a 20 pound weight gain.
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> These SE's I can definitely live with! Even the others were tolerable in trade for treating my atypical depression. I am glad though that most have finally disappeared.
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> Also, there is evidence to suggest that psychotherapy in conjunction with medication can be very effective with anxiety and mood disorders. Have you had much luck or experience with psychotherapy?
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> Just some thoughts...
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> ggHi gg, thanks for your reply also. I did try Nardil in I think 94' and I don't know if I did 'nt tolerate it or give it an adequete trial or both. I guess one of my 'fears' which is probably related to my OCD is what if I eat the wrong thing and cause a reaction!! what if. Also I may be thinking that because my short term memory is so bad (cuz of the depression) that I would forget and get hungry cuz of the cravings that I know due happen on AD's and accidentally eat cheese - who knows , maybe If my depression were effectively treated>> then maybe my memory might be much better and I would'nt have to worry about the possibility of a bad reaction-just some theororizing and over-thinking on my part. As far as Psycho-therapy... I have been to several over the years, and I truly believed that I (my brain ) was too scrambled to make any sense of therapy!! Maybe if I was on the "right AD" then therapy might well do me some good! BTW do you have any co-morbid conditions or anxiety disorders in addition to your Atyp . Dep and if so ..then did you find that when Nardil was effective did the other problems tend to subside?
thanks
snapper
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