Posted by Bill LL on August 11, 2005, at 12:09:05
In reply to Depressed again...advice?, posted by gardenergirl on August 10, 2005, at 22:31:22
It sounds like going back to 60 would be a good idea since you were feeling good.
If you need to increase one of the drugs in the future but get insomnia, I find Lunesta to be very helpful.
> Well shoot. I was feeling good 3-4 weeks ago after a particiularly eye-opening family visit as well as some good therapy sessions.
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> Now I'm feeling depressed. I feel kind of emotionally flat, I'm sleeping way more, late to appts and work all the time again, procrastinating like crazy, not even doing work stuff I really like doing, and shopping online way too much.
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> Currently I am taking:
> 45 mg of Nardil, down from 60 mg (yes, about three weeks ago, darn it!) I have tolerated taking a maximum of 67.5 mg in the past. 75 mg gave me akathisia and insomnia pretty bad. I really would like to get down to a maintenance dose or maybe some day even go off of it, wanting to have kids and all. At the momment I am happy that at 45 mg I don't get the edema and severe sugar/carb cravings I did at 60 mg.
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> 50 mg of Lamictal. I tried 75 mg while I was still on 60 mg of Nardil, and I had some sleep problems and mild akathesia, so I went back down to 50 mg.
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> So, any thoughts on what to do? My next pdoc appt. is not for a couple more weeks. I know I can call her, but what do y'all recommend? Do I go back to 60 mg of Nardil til then? Or try Lamictal at 75 mg and stay at 45 mg Nardil? Any other suggestions?
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> Thanks in advance,
> gg
poster:Bill LL
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