Posted by MatthewDavid on March 31, 2011, at 21:18:39
For all those who would like to participate this thread is for member introduction; both long time members and new. Feel free to introduce yourself and as much or little about yourself as you would like to share.
Matthew
32 years old
30 day (and counting) member of PB
currently taking Nardil (extremely helpful for me and no side effects
past experience with numerous meds (short term) and long term experience with Paxil and Lithium
Finally for anyone considering starting treatment for the first time. Everyone is different and everyone has a different level of Depression/Anxiety and other afflications, and keep in mind I am not a Dr but I would like to share my treatment chart and opinions. (note this is my personal experience from start to finish, I am not recommending anyone follow my chart, just want to show the path that lead me to getting better; this path took 15 years and knowing what I know now from my own research and experience If I had to do it again I would have followed these steps over a course of 2 years instead of the 15 years it took with Dr's).
-started with Benzo-mild but immediately helpful
-added Paxil-was a miracle pill but wore off
-switched to other SSRI's, one at a time (to many to list and continued to suffer)
-switched to NSRI-felt well for 3 months, then felt worse on this med than if I was on no med at all
-switched back to Paxil, added another NSRI (rollercoaster ride in regards to effectiveness, nothing but short term up's, and long term downs)
-added buspar (felt like an aweful, terrible high with this combination and suffered from seretonin syndrom for 2 weeks)
-Switched to Paxil and Lithium combination (felt stable, certainly did not feel well but was no longer suffering)
-Discontinued paxil (at this point provided no benefit only side effects) and continued lithium alone
-lithium alone (was stable but not well)
-added Luvox (felt better in some ways, felt worse in others
-switched to lithium and added seroquel (turned me into a zombie, very dark time in my life)
-switched to a TCA (never been so emotional in my life, I would cry at work!)
-and finally switched to an MAOI (Nardil) approaching my 4th week, all the typical syptoms created by previous med's are gone, and the relief I have so far is nothing short of a miracle.Maybe shared to much but thought it might be helpful to others as long as it's stated every person is different, responds to medications differently, and side effects of any particular med vary from person to person; but remember in regards to side effects, when it comes to side effects of medication always consider and weight the benefits and side effects. As long as the benefits out weight the side effects you should consider it a success
poster:MatthewDavid
thread:981600
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