Posted by bleauberry on December 18, 2011, at 7:39:17
In reply to Long term treatments..., posted by gman22 on December 13, 2011, at 17:06:29
From what I have seen I think you are correct. I believe there are only a few meds, in the TCA and MAOI classes, that offer longterm potential. The longest I've seen with ssris is around 10 years, I think I saw one at 15 years....few but they do happen, and they were always with either zoloft or prozac.
Since you are planning for the long haul I might suggest a natural trial first. It has the potential to be completely as good as imipramine was, but in the event that it turns out only neutral or somewhat helpful for you, it combines well with psych meds.. Since you were interested in the side benefits of amitriptyline then you could throw a party over rhodiola because it has a ton more of that kind of health stuff built into it....heart, brain, adrenals, nervous system, muscles, immune system....all in one.
My own experience with it, and most of the success stories I've read, indicate it needs a few weeks to start showing some major changes for the better. Worst case scenario....it is somewhat helpful but imipramine does the job....rhodiola stays on board to boost the body against the negative effeccs of imipramine.
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