Posted by SalArmy4me on June 21, 2001, at 4:20:55
In reply to Help! ECT has been recommended, posted by Gerry S. on June 20, 2001, at 9:29:23
Before you give up on non-invasive treatment, there is hope for you in newer medications and newer combinations. I found relief in the antipsychotic Ziprasidone (http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/Profs/datasheet/z/zeldoxcap.htm). Here are some more options that you may not have thought of:
Nefazodone - great for sleep; no sexual dysfunction; no anticholinergics side-effects.
Lamotrigine - good side-effect profile; most antidepressant properties of the anticonvulsants.
Carbamazepine - less side effects than Lithium or divalproex sodium.
Topiramate - the newest mood-stabilizer; it promotes weight loss.
Desipramine - the least side-effects of all the Tricyclics; one of the few NRIs except for reboxetine.
High-dose Venlafaxine - at higher doses Venlafaxine affects more chemicals than SSRIs.
Buspirone - an effective antidepressant and anxiolytic at high doses (60-90mg).
Dopamine Agonists - Pramipexole has two studies on it (I took it).
"Power Combinations" - Remeron+Effexor; Wellbutrin+Remeron, Remeron + Prozac.
Augmentation of anything you have tried before with Lithium, Pindolol, or Buspar (I took pindolol).
Foreign medications to the US: the RIMA Moclobemide; Reboxetine; Amisulpride, etc.
Atypical Neuroleptics/Antipsychotics with antidepressant properties: Risperidone, Olanzapine, Seroquel, ZIPRASIDONE
Provigil - a stimulant that is possibly effective.
Irreversable MAOIs - Phenelzine, Tranylcypromine. Extremely Effective.
MAOI-B - Selegiline, an antidepressant almost comparable to Phenelzine at 60 mg.
I hope that gives you hope!
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