Posted by SLS on May 7, 2012, at 21:17:52
In reply to Re: Scott how are you? Meds working hopefully? » SLS, posted by Alexei on May 7, 2012, at 14:48:43
> > I am unhappy with the way I have felt over this last week. I expect occasional valleys, but I am disappointed in how long they last. We'll see if my doctor feels the same way when I see him in a few weeks.
> Hi Scott ... What do you think might be the culprit?
A very stubborn brain that is more elastic than it is plastic.
> May I ask how the nortriptyline is treating you?
Of the tricyclics, nortriptyline works best for me. It improves energy and cognition, and brightens mood. Desipramine was not as much of a mood brightener for me. In addition, nortriptyline is relatively mild with respect to side effects. Desipramine is generally safe, but more attention must be paid to its cardiac effects. I find that the longer I take a tricyclic, the less pronounced are the side effects.
> My pdoc wants me to give it a shot.
Have you ever taken a tricyclic before? Do you have any reservations about taking nortriptyline?
Good luck with whatever you choose to do.
- ScottSome 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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