Posted by SLS on January 14, 2016, at 5:45:54
In reply to Re: Parnate shame » SLS, posted by Bob on January 13, 2016, at 23:35:36
> > I've been taking 300 mg/day of desipramine for a few weeks. It feels like I am beginning to respond to it. 250 mg/day was not enough. I felt kind of strange for about a week once I reached 300 mg/day. I toughed it out because it reminded me of how I felt just before remitting using a combination of Parnate 60 mg/day + desipramine 150 mg/day It is interesting that I should need more of both drugs 28 years later. Age? Years of illness? Number of drug exposures?
> I too have had diminishing results and required more robust doses of meds as the years have worn on. Been struggling for about 23 years with this crap and been exposed to countless meds and med combos. Tachyphylaxis has definitely reared its ugly head.
> I forgot to mention that I'm also taking T3 20mcg to augment the nortrip and Abilify. It helped a lot in the first months but now there is less of an effect.
For what it's worth, I have seen robust antidepressant effects produced in others by adding Lamictal to Abilify. Lamictal also goes well with Wellbutin. I believe someone here is having luck taking all three. Lamictal is generally a clean drug once a therapeutic dosage is established. Although some mild cognitive and memory impairments show up early, they more often than not disappear. Only a few people complain of chronic "brain-fog". Lamictal is essential in my case.
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