Posted by Shirley on October 28, 2000, at 13:29:32
In reply to Re: 3Day to 2 Week Responses. Proof, not myth. » Shirley, posted by allisonm on October 28, 2000, at 12:17:08
Allison and others,
For what it's worth, I clicked on the link that was suggested. According to the flow chart, I should have been tried on an tryciclyc (sp?) first. Other appropriate choices were Effexor and Serzone.
My psychiatrist was opposed to trycylics because he thought the side effects were worst than the SSRI's and newer drugs like Effexor and Serzone.
I got a partial response on Serzone but even after increasing it to the maximum, it didn't get any better.Interestingly, this article felt that Serzone wasn't as good as choice for someone in my situation as Effexor. Guess what? Effexor was the next option and it worked better than Serzone.
But it wasn't until I was put on Zoloft and Adderall, that my suicidal ideations vanished permanently.Who knows, maybe if I had been put on the tricyclics, I would have had the same result as I did with Adderall and Zoloft. Since I at least have the shadow syndrome of ADD in addition to major depression and tricyclics are also used for ADD, I definately don't discount the idea that tricyclics would have been a viable option. But then again, maybe since I seem to be in the 1% category on side effects, there were probably extremely valid reasons why my psychiatrist didn't want to prescribe them.
Anyway, I just find it interesting that Zoloft and Adderall were the drugs that permanently ended my suicidal ideations in spite of extreme stress that I have experienced the last few years.
According to Dr. Jensen, Zoloft is the number one drug at stopping suicide attempts. Again, this does not prove anything but I find it an interesting coincidence. But maybe if I had been on the tryciclics that this algorythm suggests, I might not have ever been put on Adderall and Zoloft. Pointless to worry about it and I'm just so grateful that I feel good now.Shirley
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