Posted by Sparkboy on March 6, 2002, at 14:52:59
In reply to Re: Atypical Depression - Sparkboy » Sparkboy, posted by Automated Lady on March 6, 2002, at 6:35:41
> Speed, in the UK, just means amphetamine sulphate - don't know if that's what you mean by meth? I can't get an NHS doctor who'd even consider mixing one med with another (too expensive). They don't even ask you any questions about what your specific symptoms are. I'm getting very tired of the whole thing. Just came off Efexor (which just made me sleep hours and hours and eat myself out of house and home) and now trying Celexa again, but not particularly hopeful about that either. Anyway...
The form we have so much trouble with illicit manufacture in the US is called methamphetamine. It may be a more potent form, I don't know. I do recall that how a patient responds to a challenge dose of amphetamine is supposed to tell the doctor something about your likely response to AD medication.
Effexor was just ineffective for me. A worsening of classic atypical symptoms would lead me to dump Effexor too. If you've been diagnosed with atypical depression, I hope you'll give serious consideration to an MAO inhibitor. My experience is that most other meds are a waste of time. Amisulpride, an anti-psychotic drug you have over there, has pro-dopamine activity at low doses (50-150 mg/day). This is below the anti-psychotic dosage range. It has a reputation for helping anhedonia and dysthymia, a persistent low-grade depression. Such conditions have been likened to the "negative symptoms" (lack of ..) symptoms of schizophrenia.
--John
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