Posted by linkadge on January 15, 2006, at 16:55:03
In reply to Re: Depressed/agitated/wired - soft bipolar? » linkadge, posted by zeugma on January 15, 2006, at 12:22:54
I just remember that in certain states, the difference between a TCA and an SSRI was like night and day.
For me, the TCA's usually improved sleep and appetite immediately whereas the SSRI's made those symptoms worse for a good 2+ weeks, (which intensified depression, anxiety and panic etc).
I think there is a group of people who are depressed, but still motivated, (sometimes motivated by obsession - or just running on stress hormones) and that the SSRI's don't correct the HPA axis dysregulation fast enough, at least for me they didn't.
For example with me, I became so afraid of falling behind in school, that even though I wanted to kill myself every day, I would still be doing my homework incessantly. Nobody thought I was depressed - (to be depressed you must have given up). I never give up, I just become more suicidal.
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