Posted by ChicagoKat on October 11, 2012, at 12:22:55
In reply to Re: How right you were Scott » ChicagoKat, posted by SLS on October 11, 2012, at 5:50:32
> > About recovery not being a straight line up and getting periodic worsenings. I'm back in the depths. Was it just another blip? Will it get better again, do you think?
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> I wouldn't call your most recent improvement a blip. You will probabably improve again, though. Please take note that you are probably not taking a therapeutic dose of amitriptyline yet (125 - 200 mg/day). Things might not "stick" until you do. I question the belief that you can get away with subtherapeutic doses of two drugs when they are combined. This has not been my experience with MAOI + TCA and SRI + TCA combinations.
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> It is hard to see any light when you are in the midst of darkness.
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> All in all, I think you should remain optimistic.
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> - ScottAs always Scott, I believe you are right. I'm at my target dose of Nardil now, 45mg/day, and thankfully no ataxia. But I'm afraid to go up anymore on my Elavil b/c of my BP problems. I'm not seeing PCP or pdoc til next tuesday.
I'm really thinking adding a stim might help me more than a TCA. I've just never had any luck with any of the TCAs, and I've tried them all. What are your thoughts, Scott?
And thanks for the encouragement. I'm happy to say that I'm feeling better today. :)
Has the Prazosin started to really kick in yet? Are you feeling any better?
Kat
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