Posted by med_empowered on June 17, 2007, at 21:21:51
In reply to T3 augmentation of SSRI resistant depression » Mishal, posted by temoigneur on June 17, 2007, at 15:40:02
and what's chosen will depend on your symptoms and your doc's preferences. If you're agitated, there's benzos and low-dose neuroleptics, maybe the anticonvulsants (tegretol, depakote, etc.). Anxiety can be treated with benzos or neuroleptics or possibly hydroxyzine (vistaril).
If you're apathetic and lethargic, you might want to try wellbutrin, provigil, or a more traditional stimulant, like ritalin or dexedrine or adderall.
Sometimes adding a tricyclic drug helps.
Lithium and T3 are both options. Making sure your nutrient levels (folic acid, for instance) are up to snuff is important; you may want to supplement.
If you have a history of drug/alcohol abuse, some of these options might not be made available to you. Then again...some docs will still use controlled substances with former drug users with monitoring. So it really depends.
BuSpar pretty much sucks. I'm not entirely sure why its still around: you'd think p-docs would've caught on by now. Anyway, better luck in the next round.
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