Posted by jedi on May 18, 2009, at 20:29:25
In reply to Breaking through the wall., posted by SLS on May 18, 2009, at 6:59:44
Hi Scott,
How is your anxiety level? I tapered off clonazepam over three months, then dropped 90mg of Nardil in about 1.5 months.Lately I've felt my depression start to return which is normal for me after several weeks off Nardil. This time I'm going to add back in the clonazepam and try to stay off Nardil for as long as I can. I'm hoping that by increasing GABA I may be able to hold off the major depression, since anxiety is a major trigger of my depression.
Does the Lamictal increase GABA for you enough to help with anxiety? I've never used Lamictal but I have used gabapentin in the past. Any ideas for me on how to increase GABA without going back to the benzos on a daily basis? There were times, while coming off clonazepam where it got pretty dicey. If it were not for the memory impairment, I would just go on high dose clonazepam and relax.
I'm not bipolar, but I have had hypomanic episodes when first starting Nardil. My depression is atypical and IMHO this disease lies somewhere on the bipolar spectrum. Maybe a mood stabililer such as Lamictal would be good for me. Thoughts?
Good Luck Scott,
Jedi
> Hi folks.
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> I did very well for over a year using a combination of drugs that included Nardil. When I began to relapse (Nardil poop-out), I decided to switch to Parnate. I have been feeling improved, but far from being in remission. I am about 35% improved relative to my baseline unmedicated depression.
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> I seem to always reach a wall of some sort, beyond which my brain will just not respond further to continued treatment. It is a response plateau. I will need to do something different if I am to break through the wall and reach my goal of remission.
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> Currently:
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> Parnate 80mg
> nortriptyline 150mg
> Lamictal 200mg
> Abilify 20mg
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> Thanks for reading.
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> I would be grateful to receive feedback.
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> - Scott
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