Posted by rvanson on June 7, 2007, at 4:23:28
In reply to To Rvanson, posted by deniseuk190466 on June 6, 2007, at 15:01:17
> Rvanson,
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> Thanks, I had considered before Mannerix and an SSRI but I doubt very much that my psychiatrist would go for the idea. When you say small amount of SSRI, how small?
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> Also, re the Zyprexa, I also get a lot of >anxiety with my depression and the Zyprexa helps >a lot with that. Maybe amisulpride would too >who knows.I too have anxiety/insomnia along with my adhedonic depression. I use Xanax for that and it has kept me alive for many years now.
As to the Mannerix/SSRI med combo, I have used Celexa in a 5mg dose along with the Mannerix.
The Celexa seems to give it a boost in its anti-adhedonia effects, as well as helping with the jitteryness/anxiety side-effects.
I agree that most doctors are not going to want to try this combonation, so I have self-medicated for many years now, with a script for the Xanax from a doctor.Mannerix is not FDA approved in the USA, so finding a Pdoc here that will Rx it has proven futile over the years.
Life is too short to wait for politics and science to catch up with treating a condition as serious as the kind that we suffer from, IMO.
Have you made a decision on the ECT treatment as of yet?
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