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Posted by angel1 on August 9, 2001, at 16:23:00
hi elizabeth,
i was just wondering how the desipramine was working
for you. i am thinking of starting it again, as
i can't tolerate much else. what dosage are you
on?thanks!
Posted by Elizabeth on August 9, 2001, at 22:10:21
In reply to desipraminne- elizabeth, posted by angel1 on August 9, 2001, at 16:23:00
> i was just wondering how the desipramine was working
> for you. i am thinking of starting it again, as
> i can't tolerate much else. what dosage are you on?I was on 300 mg, and it was helping. Then I got my serum level tested and discovered that it was very high (above 500 ng/mL is considered potentially toxic). So I went down to 150 mg, but it seems not to be helping nearly as well (although it's definitely still helping). So I'm going to ask my pdoc if I can go up to 225 (one and a half of the 150 mg tablets) and then see how the level is.
-elizabeth
Posted by Sigolène on August 13, 2001, at 10:15:23
In reply to Re: desipramine » angel1, posted by Elizabeth on August 9, 2001, at 22:10:21
I'm also beginning with desipramine, I started at a very low dose i.e. 50 mg. The noradrenergic AD are the only ones I can tolerate. There is not much of them...
I've got dysthymia and depression and Borderline personality.Sigolène.
Posted by Elizabeth on August 15, 2001, at 18:25:26
In reply to Re: desipramine, posted by Sigolène on August 13, 2001, at 10:15:23
> I'm also beginning with desipramine, I started at a very low dose i.e. 50 mg.
I started at 25 mg.
> The noradrenergic AD are the only ones I can tolerate. There is not much of them...
Yeah, you're pretty much stuck with tricyclics, I guess. There is the selective MAO-B inhibitor selegiline (AKA l-deprenyl). Stimulants are something to consider also.
> I've got dysthymia and depression and Borderline personality.
TCAs aren't supposed to work for borderline personality. On the other hand, BPD is such an overused diagnosis that it probably shouldn't be taken too seriously.
-elizabeth
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