Posted by SLS on February 8, 2012, at 16:34:23
In reply to Re: Adding Parnate and prazosin., posted by phidippus on February 8, 2012, at 15:55:39
Hi Eric.
> Parnate 80 mg
> nortriptyline 150 mg
> Lamictal 200 mg
> Abilify 10 mg
> lithium 300 mg
> prazosin 6 mg
>
> I'm sure you could go without nortriptyline and lithium
>
> Eric
Lithium was my doctor's first choice of a drug to eliminate. I chose to continue with it because:1. It encourages hippocampal nerve growth.
2. It produces a perceptible decrease in mood lability for me.
3. It acts as a prophylaxis against Alzheimers Dementia, a disease known to occur more often with people who have MDD or BD.
I was genuinely surprised that I relapsed upon the discontinuation of Abiify.
Nortriptyline? You might be right. However, I would be reluctant to discontinue it at this point in time. The only time that I was brought into remission was when I was treated with a combination of MAOI + TCA; where neither drug alone was sufficient. Of course, I didn't take all of the other drugs in my current treatment regime at that time.
Thank you for providing your input. You might be absolutely right in your conclusions and suggestions. However, I am afraid to "rock the boat" right now.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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