Posted by alchemy on June 16, 2011, at 18:45:06
In reply to Re: 25 years of treatment resistance = hopeless » alchemy, posted by SLS on June 16, 2011, at 17:42:40
Thank you Scott. I am in tears.
What do you think made the difference in this drug coctail for you? Had you already tried some of these meds?
> I have been severely depressed since 1976 and rated as treatment resistant since 1982. I'll let you do the math. I am getting pretty close to gleaning a robust antidepressant response to drug treatment. Recovery is very slow, but the trend is still towards improvement. Recovery is possible. However, I don't think it is appreciated how long it can take to recover from more severe and chronic depressions.
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> I am going to try adding Latuda (lurasidone) to see if we can speed things up.
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> You have good reason to pessimistic. However, you probably have good reasons to be optimistic as well. It is difficult to believe that you have tried every conceivable drug combination using what is currently available.
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> Currently:
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> Nardil 90mg
> nortriptyline 150mg
> Lamictal 200mg
> Abilify 10mg
> lithium 300mg
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> I will be swapping out Abilify for Latuda in an effort to speed things up.
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> So far, I am glad that I never gave up. It seems to be paying off.
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> - Scott
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