Posted by janeB on June 7, 2006, at 15:07:24
In reply to My Aunt has been on Pamelor for more than 15 years, posted by honeybee on June 7, 2006, at 14:03:36
Did your aunt gain weight on Pamelor? It worked great for my daughter but she went off because of weight gain.
Have you ever tried prozac? Just curious.
Jane
> With no ill effects. She's happy as can be, a lovely, garrulous person, who went through a major depression many years ago and, once they figured out which drug would work, has been on Pamelor maintenance since.
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> This weekend, at our family reunion, I was blubbering and having trouble thinking and she was making the rounds, talking to folks, drinking a few glasses of wine... I'm not on meds. She is.
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> My jaw dropped. It actually gave me hope (and made me angry at myself for having stopped effexor). She talked to me and told me to just keep trying (she suggested Zoloft because her daughter's taking it), and that my doctor and I will find something, it might just take some time.
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> Anyway, that's both a happy story and a sad story. It's happy, though, that people can find drugs that work for them, and for a long time. It happens.
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> Maybe I'll find something soon!
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> Today, I have to make a decision about going back on Effexor (I'm scared of having tachycardia again) or going onto Cymbalta. The treatment study didn't work out because I have a potential Lyme bite on my arm. Anyway, scary decision. But when your life is falling apart, I suppose it's either trying meds you're scared of or utter chaos and potential disintegration.
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> Happyhappy.
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> hb
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