Posted by yxibow on June 13, 2008, at 4:16:09
In reply to DEPLIN....Does it help ANXIETY ???, posted by Gary_SSRI_Guy on June 12, 2008, at 14:56:05
> My doc just prescribed for me per my request. Currently on Zoloft. Have tried all the SSRI's and mood stabilizers. Benzos are the only thing that calm me down.
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> Has anyone had any experience with Deplin ? If so, can you share your results.
It is a "medical food" (Rx) that eventually converts through methylation to SAMe in the body. It is used investigatively at the moment as a mood stabilizer and antidepressant augmenter.My experience -- and I have a complex system of medications and conditions, is that possibly, and I don't know, two weeks or so into the Deplin, I began to develop high blood pressure associated with specific anxiety triggering events. Or at least I think.
I have discontinued it, and they have slowly dissipated, but I do have somatic symptoms so it is hard to say.
It is not completely innocuous -- as mentioned in my case, I think someone with high anxiety can possibly develop heightened anxiety responses -- but on the other hand, maybe that won't happen.Its more known now after more results have spread into the psychiatric community, that only a fraction of people who will take Deplin will get an excellent result. The others, it may not be noticed or may produced unexpected results.
I'm not sure that I will restart it again after consultation with my doctor, there are a lot of other intricate issues going on at the moment too, but that is beside the point.
So, the answer is, yes, its orderable from most pharmacies and you can have your doctor try it, if he/she is willing, but you have to expect that it may not prove to have large results, and I don't know if it is really used for anxiety.
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