Posted by Hugh on July 10, 2013, at 12:46:50
In reply to Re: Clinical trial for treatment-resistant depression » Hugh, posted by Phillipa on July 9, 2013, at 21:02:24
That's why it's so important to get a thorough physical exam to look for other things that might be causing depression. A friend of mine became deeply depressed in his 30s. He went to the doctor, who prescribed Pamelor. It caused suicidal ideation in my friend. Then he was prescribed Paxil, which didn't help. My friend's wife noticed that he would stop breathing at times in his sleep, so she made him go to a sleep lab, where he was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. He started using a CPAP, and his depression was gone overnight.
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