Posted by Andy on October 18, 1999, at 12:06:57
In reply to Re: Andy, posted by JohnL on October 15, 1999, at 17:12:52
> True Andy there is some benefit. But not really much more than the Prozac alone. Not enough to justify putting another drug in my body and spending the bucks. I will gladly take another drug and spend the money if there are substantial benefits. But not marginal benefits. If this is as good as it gets for me on Naltrexone, then I will continue my search. I'm not ready to settle for mediocre. I'm really frustrated this trial hasn't been more successful. As I read posts though, it is clear the magic combo for everyone is different. For WayneR it's Prozac+Natrexone. For someone else, Wellbutrin+Pindolol. For someone else, Klonopin+Selegiline. And so on. For me, don't know yet.
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> I think though a TCA might just be the missing ingredient. The ONLY time I ever felt total euthymia was on Zoloft+Nortriptyline. But it lasted only a few days and I couldn't get it back. Sexual side effects from Zoloft were too much to tolerate anyway. But if I can duplicate that euthymia with Prozac+Nortriptyline, then maybe the Naltrexone will keep it going. Those TCAs really are kind of dirty, but they sure seem to have more ooomph than SSRIs. In the back of my mind I keep thinking how magical Nortriptyline was. Not by itself, but with an SSRI. Maybe Naltrexone would allow that magic to come back and stay. Just my thinking at the moment. We'll see.
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> Enough about me already. How are YOU doing???Tolerating 25mg Naltrex now with little side effect. Your experience helped me hang in there. My PDoc suggested I stop when I reported side effects. My mood is good. Slight dysphoria the first week has passed. No nausea any more. A little fatigue, but not bad.
Sleeping about 30% improved. No jitteriness from Prozac at all.
Still too early to tell but there may be something here for me. I get enormous benefit from prozac but I didn't like the trajectory I was on-- 20 for a few months pooped out and became 40 for two months which then became 50 and I had preliminary signs that it was pooping out again. I was already at the max on BuSpar to contain the side effects (without BuSpar I could not have stayed on prozac--I was jumping out of my skin) and couldn't sleep more than an hour at a time.
The real test will come in during the next month or so. I intend to soon start slowly lowering the prozac. If I can do that and still feel well it will truly be something.
Good luck to you.
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