Posted by sowhysosad on May 2, 2009, at 17:22:51
In reply to Re: Any moclobemide (Aurorix/Manerix) experiences?, posted by West on May 2, 2009, at 16:45:56
Thanks for the feedback West - I'll pass that on.
Looks like she's not going to bother with the moclobemide trial. It's sad to think the different path her life might've taken if her comedy pdoc had actually offered her an effective antidepressant instead of a series of trendy, largely unproven ones.
> Moclobemide didn't interfere with the emotional spectrum or blandify my character like the ssris, nor did it cause sexual dysfunction or spaciness and lethargy, but it did fall a long way short of even resembling an effective antidepressant. Maybe my response was dampened in some way by being on ssri's previous to trying it, i honestly don't know.
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> It might work for somebody with mild depression. It did cause intractable insomnia. I'm pretty sure it's a recognised second/third line alternative where the ssris are ineffective or poorly tolerated on the nhs.
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> something i did gain from it was the knowledge that a potentially preferable med to the one i was taking at the time (in terms of side effects) would not serve as a suitable alternative and in doing so allaying any niggling doubts.
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