Posted by mknight on August 20, 2008, at 19:02:25
In reply to Re: The stakes are too high. » Cecilia, posted by SLS on August 20, 2008, at 5:08:11
> I really don't care how people get well, as long as the treatment is inherently safe.
> - Scott
You answered my question a few weeks ago about Nardil being hepatotoxic, but after reading your above sentence, I just have to ask.What about MAOIs and TCAs being hepatotoxic, causing hepatic failure, increasing intraocular pressure, etc?
What about atypical antipsychotics causing tardive dyskinesia, diabetes, etc.
Do you think that the above side effects occur in only a small percentage of the population and the benefit of the proper treatment outweighs the risks?
My reason for asking is that for 14 years I have felt stoned and spacey as if I had smoked marijuana or taken mescaline. I have taken Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Prozac, Wellbutrin, Mirtazapine, Methylphenidate, and Dexedrine. The SSRIs make me more stoned. Paxil was like taking LSD. Wellbutrin helps for a few weeks but 6 months later does nothing. Methylphenidate and Dexedrine put me to sleep and cause fatigue.
I have read that hallucinogenic drugs act as an agonist at 5HT2a. So I thought that a 5HT2a antagonist like Mirtazapine would help but it did nothing. My other option is atypical antipsychotics but I am concerned about long term side effects.
I may possibly fit the diagnosis for atypical depression for which MAOIs are supposed to work, but once again I do not want to fix my brain only to destroy my liver.
The only time in 14 years that I have not been stoned is after 2 separate stays in the hospital for an intestinal infection and a burst appendix. I felt completely normal for 5 months after each stay. I was given a sodium, chloride, potassium IV and IV Flagyl and Cipro antibiotics. None of my doctors have any answer for this.
I do not feel depressed just stoned, unmotivated, tired.
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