Posted by baseball55 on January 23, 2015, at 20:27:59
In reply to Re: What is stronger Amitriptyline or Cymbalta?, posted by fido on January 23, 2015, at 17:48:31
> I'm scared of Abilify.
> Because it's an antipsychotic and no antidepressant and also because it can cause TD.
> I also don't really know how Abilify is supposed to help me. Why should I have too much dopamine?
> When I have adhd then I should rather have too little dopamine.
>
> Are there other reasonable add on options?
> I cannot take anything which has too scary side effects.
> But does it even make sense to think about add ons when I haven't even found an antidepressant which works?
>
> Lithium is also scary it can have many side effects.Abilify worked well for me for severe depression. It often does. It's effect on dopamine is complicated. It's worth a try. TD is rare on abilify. Lithium side effects are minimal at the doses used for depression (600-900mg). In response to an earlier post, MAOIs have few food interactions - bacon is not one of them. Just cheeses and dried meats like salami and pepperoni.
If you're going to scare yourself to death worrying about all the possible side effects and things that could go wrong, you're going to have a very hard time finding meds that work.
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