Posted by zonked on September 21, 2011, at 10:53:20
In reply to Re: BDNF connection? » zonked, posted by SLS on September 21, 2011, at 8:02:06
> Hi Z.
>
> > Scott, I notice
> I'll try to check in regularly while I am trialing Viibryd.
>
> What things are you looking to try next?
>Hmm. The AndroGel (testosterone) augmentation was working well, it was as if it allowed the Nardil to work. Now that I'm having to ration it, that sort of went away.
But I do see the doctor this week and have switched drug plans to one that covers Testim, which is functionally equivalent.
I hope it works again. I really screwed up the testosterone twice; once by quitting smoking a few days into it (had to, financial reasons); another was the insurance company paying for it once, but requiring a clinical hypogonadism diagnosis to refill it. I am "low normal" testosterone by default, and my numbers are about 100 more than "clinical" hypogonadism. The new insurance plan does not require any prior auth for Testim.
Someone told me that hormones aren't like antidepressants though, that they either work, or they don't. I hope this is true. I see my doctor on Friday and I hope to get all this cleared up.
I won't be stopping anything in my regimen any time soon, except October 1 I will be adding daily testosterone topical back (instead of half my usual dose every other day, which I've had to do to make the remaining packets last.)
If I fail on this, God please forbid, I have never taken a tricyclic except nortrip. Too much norepinepherine...
The good days I've had have been really good - talkative, positive, optimistic, more energy. That was when I was applying one 2.5gm 1% testosterone gel every morning.. before and after the worst of the cigarette withdrawal which messed things up.
Now Viibryd, it seems to be getting better reviews than Pristiq did when it first came out. I can tell you, I know of one person for whom Pristiq really worked and it was his first AD. Still too new for me to have much of an impression of it.
Anyway, about me: we'll know if the current regimen is working a few weeks into daily testosterone application again. When I had good days on it, it actually made me wonder if I could taper the Nardil and if low T or some related hormonal problem has been the ultimate cause.
Not for me to do now, although I've gained 45 lbs since starting Nardil. Some lbs. are due to just being on Nardil, and some, I will admit, are due to binge eating on days I've felt like crap.
-z
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