Posted by SLS on March 1, 2013, at 23:56:46
In reply to Re: what's the best treatment for agitated depression?, posted by LostBoyinNC43 on March 1, 2013, at 23:11:38
> Unipolar agitated depression?
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> REMERON.
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> Other than the weight gain it causes, I think its the best modern class antidepressant out there. No akathisia, smooth feeling, awesome for insomnia like with SSRIs or Effexor.
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> LostBoyinNC
If you feel worse in the mornings and have lost weight, the tricyclics are often effective. Nortriptyline is probably the mildest with regard to side effects. Imipramine is more effective statistically, but has more pronounced side effects. Just as with SSRIs, one can respond well to one TCA and not at all to another. More recently, I have seen the combining of a TCA with Remeron. I can't attest to the effectiveness of this strategy, but it is interesting.
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