Posted by Sailboat77 on September 18, 2011, at 20:43:19
In reply to Memantine + Parnate: Day 1, posted by Seige on September 8, 2011, at 8:21:31
I myself struggle with anhedonia. I'm constantly trying to find new ways to battle it because the lack of joy or interest is the worst part of my Treatment-Resistant Depression. All the typical antidepressants and mood stabilizes did nothing for me.
I've been on Parnate for 10 months and I'm finding it's no longer as effective as it used to be. About 3 months ago I started taking stimulants to help with the depression and found that it was very effective against anhedonia. In the past, taking a stimulant alone would elevate my mood to the point I felt perfectly content, but I would emotionally crash after it wore off (it was the only time I ever experienced Bipolar-like symptoms). The Parnate + stimulant combination seems to stop the emotional crash and work against the anhedonia.
Recently however, the combo has become less effective. Right now I'm taking 40mg of Vyvanse and 60mg of Parnate. I'm still working through it to see if I can get the combination to work at an effective level, but if doesn't work, I got to try something else.
DCS sounds like an interesting alternative. Have you ever had ECT treatments? I know for myself that ECT seemed to make me feel worse.
-Best of Luck
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