Posted by SLS on August 1, 2009, at 6:41:26
In reply to Need your input, posted by Matthtew Duer on August 1, 2009, at 2:44:14
> I'm looking for any of your thoughts on my situation as I've had some unusual reactions to meds and am puzzled as to how to proceed. I'm 27 and have been struggling with unrelenting depression for 17 years. My main problems are
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> *anhedonia
> *apathy
> *insomnia (can't get to sleep til 3 AM, sleep well, but can't get up and want to sleep all day)
> *cognitive difficulties (psychomotor retardation)
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> I've tried paxil, prozac, wellbutrin, effexor, neuronin, lithium, T3/T4, concerta, remron, zoloft, and lamictal.
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> Currently trying lexapro + 5mg deprenyl + 1g phenylalanine
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> My 1st AD was paxil and gave me complete remission at 2 weeks (maybe hypomania). Lasted for 4 days and pooped out. Dose upped twice, same thing happened twice. Later unsuccessfully tried wellbutrin. As I came off instead of experiencing withdraw I again had temporary remission which lasted about a week. Now whenever I take the slightest bit of wellbutrin I feel worse (especially cognitively) and experince a transient recovery as the drug leaves my system. Felt transiently better while comming off lamictal. Nothing else has made a diff. Can anyone make sense of these reactions or have experienced something similair themselves? Does anyone have a suggestion on what i should try?My case profile is similar to yours. This similarity includes 3-4 day remissions after chronic exposure (1-2 weeks) and discontinuation rebound improvements.
I am currently taking:
Parnate 80mg
nortriptyline 150mg
Lamictal 200mg
Abilify 20mg
lithium 450mg
Were you ever an ultra-rapid cycler?
- Scott
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