Posted by Racer on August 6, 2005, at 19:41:29
In reply to Re: Got a bit too long... » Racer, posted by ed_uk on August 6, 2005, at 13:02:40
> Racer,
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> I can't believe I'm saying this but.........
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> Have you ever tried reboxetine?No -- I did look it up, but when I found that it wasn't approved by the FDA, I just figured it was a lost cause and didn't pursue it. Any idea how others are getting it over here? It did look as though it might be helpful, and I'm always interested in learning about things that might actually work out long term for me.
So tell me what you know about it, and why you say you can't believe you're saying it?
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> Btw, have you ever taken Strattera?
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> ~ed xI did. I know it helped, but I don't know how much -- this was in the days of Dr EyeCandy and his "let's try three new medications this time, and see if you feel better. Then we'll know that you'll need those three..." It's hard to know if the Strattera was the culprit for the problems I had then or not, although I know that it affected my uh you know menstrual cycle. (It was normal for the first time since I "learned to control my eating" at 14...) Although I don't remember what problems I was having on it, I do know that I completely fell apart on Christmas Day, and that I didn't really recover from that for several weeks. I also know that I was pretty antsy, fidgetty.
But I also know that the period I was on it was the last period of anything approaching reasonable response that I had until late last year when Dr CattleProd started the Wellbutrin.
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> PPS.
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> "Major Depressive Disorder" and "Bipolar Disorder" are diagnoses made based on a constellation of symptoms -- they are not discrete diseases. While the symptomology may be the same, the biochemical processes involved may be very different for everyone. I have never had much response to the medications that target serotonin alone, for example, but have generally responded well to those meds that preferentially target norepinephrine, with a side shot of serotonin. Other people might need a drug that is more balanced between those two neurotransmitters, or something else entirely. That's because, while the disorders may look the same, the underlying processes may be very different.
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> WELL SAID!Thank you. That's very nice to hear.
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