Posted by doxogenic boy on October 26, 2013, at 16:38:29
In reply to Re: Quintiapine XR Mono or Lithium Add on to add's MDD, posted by Christ_empowered on October 26, 2013, at 16:02:39
> yeah, I've heard lithium does that, which is why I'm always so confused as to why docs use it for unipolar MDD. Seems like you'd want to lift your patients up a bit, not slow them down, right? Hmmm...
Yes; I hated lithium for this. When I discontinued it, I became better soon. I tried low-dose lithium many years later, but that didn't work for depression either.
> Anyway, I was skeptical of AAPs for depression at first (I have to take a full dose of Abilify for craziness), but it seems like a lot of people respond quite well, especially to zyprexa and Seroquel.
I was skeptical to both old and atypical antipsychotics after bad experinces with perphenazine, chlorpromazine and risperiodone. But when I searched for medication for treatment-resistant depression seven years ago, I found an article about Seroquel helping for TRD, and then I asked my psychiatrist to try it as add-on to my antidepressants. I am still satisfied with Seroquel.
- doxogenic
Earlier TRD/anxiety
300 mg tianeptine, 6 X 50 mg successfully since Oct 2009
20 mcg liothyronine
40 mg escitalopram
100 mg trimipramine
50 mg agomelatine
600 mg quetiapine
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