Posted by SLS on July 9, 2004, at 8:02:41
In reply to end of rope, posted by platinumbride on July 9, 2004, at 1:41:35
> This is no life.
> But I really want to get better.
My initial reaction to your post is one of frustration. I don't think your doctor is aggressive enough to get you well. I don't think he wants it bad enough. Do you? You gotta want it bad enough to endure discomfort and inconvenience.
Tricyclics are out of the question? Because of weight? Who's determination was this - your's or your doctor's?
How high was your blood pressure with selegiline? Who told you that getting high blood pressure from selegiline indicates that you would get high blood pressure from Nardil? What did you do to treat the insomnia? Insomnia has always been a good sign for me that the treatment would be effective. The only time I ever got well, I was treated with a combination of Parnate + desipramine. I couldn't sleep for a single minute over the course of two weeks. So we treated the insomnia as aggressively as we treated the depression. I ended up taking two sleeping medications.
How high did you go with Effexor? Did you try adding either Wellbutrin or Remeron to it? What combinations of antidepressants have you tried? How high did you go with Lamictal?
Have you played with lithium or thyroid along the way?
What dosage of Zoloft did your doctor want to raise you to? If you haven't tried 200mg, you haven't really tried it. If you haven't tried 300mg of Effexor, you really haven't tried it. What does your doctor have against Effexor, by the way? He won't prescribe Parnate? Go see someone else.
I think you need to get a handle on the weight issue. I don't think you can afford to allow it to prevent you from attaining remission from depression. I don't think you can afford to exclude all of the tricyclics.
There are a zillion things you can do. Where do you want to start? How far are you willing to go? How aggressive are you willing to be?
I got pissed off reading your post. You should get pissed off at the limitations your doctor places on your chances of getting well.
- Scott
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