Posted by SLS on December 22, 2012, at 0:07:38
In reply to Re: Melancholia is my existence, my life. Please read., posted by jono_in_adelaide on December 21, 2012, at 20:31:15
> 25-50mg of Seroquel at bedtime is unlikely to produce any major metabolic side effects, if it is the only thing that works, use it
I agree.
If you need to allay your fears, you could have periodic blood tests to ascertain your metabolic status.
When taking a MAOI, the food interactions do not involve allergy.
It would be easier to provide suggestions were you to provide some information regarding your treatment history.
Did a psychiatrist tell you that you had the "melancholic" subtype of depression? Not all cases of depression are melancholic. Ironically, the more common depression is called "atypical". Actually, melancholic depression can be divided further into subtypes according to psychomotor status: "agitated" versus "retarded" types. Yours would appear to be agitated. Do you feel significantly worse in the morning? Which tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) have you tried?
Although a biological treatment could help tremendously, it appears to me that you would still have unresolved psychosocial issues that need to be addressed despite feeling better. However, this would be a much easier task were the depression to be treated successfully.
- 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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