Posted by Cecilia on January 6, 2008, at 5:28:06
In reply to Re: STAR*D confirmed what patients already knew, posted by SLS on January 5, 2008, at 6:27:57
> Hi Cecilia.
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> > > Can you imagine if there were a 70% remission rate in Cancer treatment?
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> > > People would be dancing in the streets!
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> > Yes, but the people who don't respond to cancer treatments die and their suffering is over. Those of us in the 30% who don't respond to depression treatments continue suffering for the rest of our lives.
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> I bet my doctor can get you well. He is allowed to use, among other things:
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> adrafinil
> amantadine
> amisulpride
> amitriptyline
> amoxapine
> amphetamine
> aripiprazole
> buprenorhine
> bupropion
> buspirone
> carbemazepine
> citalopram
> clomipramine
> desipramine
> dothiepin
> doxepin
> duloxetine
> escitalopram
> fluoxetine
> fluvoxamine
> fluvoxamine
> gabapentin
> galantamine
> imipramine
> indalpine
> isocarboxazid
> lamotrigine
> levetiracetam
> levoprotiline
> lithium
> lofepramine
> lofepramine
> maprotiline
> memantine
> methylphenidate
> methylphenidate
> mexiletine
> mianserin
> milnacipran
> milnacipran
> mirtazapine
> moclobemide
> modafinil
> naltrexone
> nefazodone
> nifedipine
> nimodipine
> nisoxetine
> nortriptyline
> nortriptyline
> olanzapine
> opipramol
> oxcarbazepine
> paroxetine
> pergolide
> phenelzine
> phenytoin
> pindolol
> piribedil
> pirlindole
> pramepexole
> protriptyline
> quetiapine
> reboxetine
> risperidone
> rolipram
> ropinerole
> selegiline
> selegiline
> sibutramine
> sulpiride
> tianeptine
> toloxatone
> tomoxetine
> topiramate
> tramadol
> tranylcypromine
> trazodone
> trimipramine
> valproate
> venlafaxine
> verapamil
> vigabatrin
> viloxazine
> viqualine
> ziprasidone
> zonisamide
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> What do you think? Do you think you have tried *everything*, including combinations of 2-6 drugs?
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> > Yes, we can kill ourselves, but many of us are too afraid.
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> Or too depressed. Some people are so severely depressed, that they don't have the energy or cognitive resources to kill themselves. That's why the second through forth weeks of antidepressant treatment must be monitored so closely by a specialist (psychiatrist). It can be a dangerous time. Sometimes, as someone is responding well to a drug, they become more activated and more able to act. Also, let us not forget that antidepressant are powerful and little understood, as is the brain. Antidepressants can make certain people biologically suicidal or more severely depressed. We don't know why or how to predict it. Again, this is something that a psychiatrist is responsible for acknowledging when treating affective disorders.
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> - Scott
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>No, I haven't tried everything on the list, but have tried most of the AD's and a sprinkling of the others. Sure there are thousands of possible combinations, but realistically the chances of success are miniscule and the horrible side effects I've gotten with most of the drugs I've tried virtually guaranteed. Cecilia
poster:Cecilia
thread:804126
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20080105/msgs/804601.html