Posted by chicagokat on September 10, 2012, at 14:55:58
In reply to Re: Need out of the box suggestions » chicagokat, posted by phidippus on September 10, 2012, at 13:49:21
> Tramadol works very well for treating depression. However, I recommend it be taken with another antidepressant.
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> Why not continue the Nardil at a 40 mg dose? You don't need to max it out and incur ataxia.
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> I don't think these medications stop working for you. Its more likely your depression and anxiety worsen. Which of the SSRIs have you tried? Which of the SNRIs? TCAs? Did you give these medications 8 weeks to work? Have you tried antidepressant combinations? Did you take the antipsychotics with an antidepressant?
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> Have you tried Deplin?
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> Eric
>I was on Prozac for years, Zoloft for months, Paxil for years, Lexapro for many years. We maxed out the doses of each. As you suggest, my depression and anxieety prob. just got worse, b/c they all stopped working. Same with Effexor and Pristiq. Cymbalta made me nuts, I couldn't tolerate it. And yes, tried atypical andtipsychotics with SSRIs...the only one I could really tolerate was Zyprexa, the others gave me akathisia. Zyprexa augmentation worked for a while, but then it, too, gave me akathisia. Seems all this happened after I had ECT. I swear, it not only didn't work, but made my depression, and especially my anxiety, much worse.
Oh, as far as TCAs, I've tried Desipramine and Amitryptiline, both for over 8 weeks, to no avail.
And yes, I've tried Deplin.I have considered going back on the Nardil at the low dose of 45mg. I know from history that that dose definitely would wipe out my anxiety, and would probably help with my depression, but it may take a while for that.
Thanks for your ideas Eric, I appreciate them.
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