Posted by sweetmarie on March 9, 2001, at 17:32:20
In reply to Re: treatment resistant depression, posted by JohnL on March 8, 2001, at 17:35:42
> I sound like a broken record because I say this so often, but as I see it there are a small handful of drugs that could prove very helpful to you. None of them have yet been tried. The only reason I suggest these drugs is because they have proven to be helpful to quite a few folks here that have had trouble with more straight forward treatments. Including me.
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> The broken record drugs I'm referring to are Zyprexa, Amisulpride, Adrafinil, Risperdal, or any combination of two of them (not Zyprexa+Risperdal together though). Any of them, or any combination of them, seem to work especially well with a little bit of an SSRI in the background.
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> The drugs you are on or have tried are far more harsh than any of these drugs I've mentioned. Since you can handle the side effects of the other drugs, then the ones I mentioned will seem like candy. Except for one thing. They will probably work.
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> There are various theories as to what causes depression. The most popular one is a deficiency in neurotransmitters. Increasing them is what antidepressants do. You have pretty much exhausted that theory in your case. Time to explore other ones. That's where the drugs I mentioned come into play.
> JohnI would like to really thank all that have replied to my post. It certainly seems that I am NOT the freak I thought I was. I am encouraged by what I have heard re. Lamotragine (although I have developed quite a noticeable rash on my arms, which is stated as a possible side effect of this medication, so I`m assuming that the Lamotragine is the cause; I`m not sure what to do about this - any ideas? has anyone else experienced this?). Anyway, I`ll have to wait and see ...
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