Ouch! I'm sorry it did that to you, Philippa. :(
> Many moons ago was given what I think could have Elavil with very first panic attack. I couldn't handle it and walked the block at my suburban home the whole night. It was extremely agitating for me. Also skipping forward. After was put on low doses of valium from same doc. I volunteered in a hospital on a psych floor. No SSRI's existed then. And I volunteered one afternoon a week. Patients stayed longer in hospitals then. Weeks at a time. I watched the patients gain huge amounts of weight from the TCA's. So I myself won't and didn't take them. Phillipa
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this signature | Show by default | Change to hide (next time)Diagnosis: recurrent melancholic depression
Meds: Lexapro since Spt. 2009; currently on 2.5 mg plus occasional l-tyrosine.