Posted by Elizabeth on November 9, 2001, at 12:33:28
In reply to Re: other stuff » Elizabeth, posted by Mitch on November 8, 2001, at 23:34:52
[re: orthostatic hypotension]
> I even noticed it on just 10mg/day of desipramine!Jeez. Well, some people are just sensitive to this stuff, I guess. Or maybe there was something else causing the dizziness.
> We are talking real akathisia. All SSRI's make me pace around a lot. I get things done around the house-but that's beside the point!
That sounds like akathisia, but it also sounds like a pretty mild case. Anyway, there are things you can take for that, like beta blockers (I think -- I could look it up if you want).
> Wellbutrin and Adderall are the *only* two agents that I have *ever* taken during seasonal major depressions that I felt gave me complete or near-complete relief from the depressive symptoms and didn't appear to adversely affect mood-cycling.
I've seen some positive studies on Wellbutrin for SAD, and I think amphetamine and MAOIs probably would help too.
> Well if you were all mixed up with bipolar/ADHD I think you would find a whole world of unexpected pharmaceutical *minefields*.
Did I ever tell you what happened after I'd been on Effexor for a few weeks?
> ...in my case and others with bipolar complications it often isn't the case of a non-response. Usually it is an *intolerant* response of one kind or another! Either the antidepressant made the patient hypomanic (not intended), hostile (not intended), dysphoric/agitated (not intended), etc. etc.
I think these are all different manifestations of mania or hypomania. I had what was considered a hypomanic reaction to Paxil, and I was "high" but also irritable and impatient.
-elizabeth
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