Posted by RetiredYoung on May 22, 2006, at 15:13:32
In reply to Treatment-Resistant Depression - Please Help, posted by aturtle16 on May 22, 2006, at 14:18:59
There are a lot of avenues for you still to explore, before doing ECT (i.e. "shock therapy"). For example, I take Prozac and augment it with Zyprexa, an atypical antipsychotic, and Lithium. The results are far from perfect, but are much better than how I responded to Prozac alone.
Other examples would be tricyclics (e.g. nortriptyline) or MAOIs (there is a new patch form out now called EMSAM).
Good luck!
Jim
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