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Posted by angelrose on October 4, 2000, at 12:18:10
Thanks to all of you for this wonderful board. I thought I was alone trying to fight my chronic depression. I've learned more in reading this post than I have talking to psychiatrists.
I'm currently on Paxil for social anxiety and depression. I'm not impressed with the Paxil but it has helped with my anxiety. I tried to come off it several times but have felt worse.
The bad news is the sexual dysfunction, the lethargy and the apathy.
I've heard of Deprynil and was wondering if it would help? Has anyone tried it? Is it safe to combine it with Paxil?
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Posted by T~ on October 4, 2000, at 12:33:38
In reply to New to the board, has anyone tried Deprenyl?, posted by angelrose on October 4, 2000, at 12:18:10
hi there, yes this board is helpful isnt it?? i love it! well i take celexa for depression and Buspar for social phobia/anxiety. i have found much relief BUT the side effects are the bummer!
sexual side effects are my main concern and still havent found anything to truely help as far as RX or herbs. I just take it day by day now...it works for me anyways.
T~
Posted by JohnL on October 6, 2000, at 2:04:20
In reply to New to the board, has anyone tried Deprenyl?, posted by angelrose on October 4, 2000, at 12:18:10
> Thanks to all of you for this wonderful board. I thought I was alone trying to fight my chronic depression. I've learned more in reading this post than I have talking to psychiatrists.
>
> I'm currently on Paxil for social anxiety and depression. I'm not impressed with the Paxil but it has helped with my anxiety. I tried to come off it several times but have felt worse.
> The bad news is the sexual dysfunction, the lethargy and the apathy.
> I've heard of Deprynil and was wondering if it would help? Has anyone tried it? Is it safe to combine it with Paxil?
> Any suggestions are appreciated.
Hi Angelrose (cool name by the way),
Yes, I've tried Deprenyl. I tried it in an effort to overcome the Paxil apathy and sexual dysfunction. It did help a tiny wee bit, but was overall a disappointment. Paxil's side effects and emotional blunting (apathy) are just too powerful. I think the only things I've tried that might be powerfull enough to overcome those are Ritalin or Adderall. Sometimes Wellbutrin or Remeron add-ons, or both, will work. One doctor in Dr Bob's Tips has good success with Paxil+Wellbutrin+Remeron.In my own experimentation I think Deprenyl works best as a primary medication, not an augmentation med. If you decide to try it, just be aware that to do it safely the dose must be kept low. 5mg is safe. 10mg max. Any higher would be risky and possibly dangerous. Low is OK.
It may be you would do well with a different SSRI. Of them all, I think Prozac has the least apathy and sexual dysfunction. I mean, Prozac can cause both of those too, but it's not as common as with other choices. The real problem, as you've noted, is getting off the Paxil. You could lower the dose and overlap with a low dose of a new one like Prozac while weening off Paxil. Just another option. Others like Celexa or Zoloft are very likely to be quite similar to Paxil.
So at this point I think your options are, as Paxil augmentations...
Ritalin, Adderall, Wellbutrin, Remeron, or any combo of these.As stand alone replacements...
Wellbutrin, Remeron, or both; Prozac, maybe Effexor.But Deprenyl could work, though it didn't with me. I'm just thinking out loud, and these are all options that could be considered. I hope something here might be helpful to you in some way. Actually I think the most straight forward approach that makes sense is to try adding Ritalin to your Paxil. If that's no good for whatever reason, Adderall would be next. I like these options better than the others, because if they are to work, they will do so within 24 to 72 hours. No long wait as with the others.
John
Posted by doug cater on October 10, 2000, at 4:35:56
In reply to Re: New to the board, has anyone tried Deprenyl?, posted by JohnL on October 6, 2000, at 2:04:20
If deprenyl didn't work for you, are you using the only kind available by prescription, deprenyl hydrochloride (this is due to the stranglehold it's makers have on the FDA) or the far su[perior form dprenyl citrate aka liquid deprenyl which is available only on the Intenet? Deprenyl is used for treatment of Parkinson's and Alzheimers which are brought on by degeneration of dopamine reptors in the brain, but general decline in dopamine levels in everyone is known to begin around age 47 and you can read about the benefits of liquid deprenyl as an antidepressant and sex enhancer that has been seen to extend the life and vigor of labrats by 33%. Rather than wear and damage the dopamine receptors as stimulents do, it restores and prolongs their functioning. Don't dismiss the benefits of deprenyl on the basis of what you might have experience from the lame deprenyl hydrochloride which our corrupt and graft ridden FDA has made the only version available in this country.d
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