Posted by btrout on March 16, 2002, at 19:46:55
In reply to Re: treatment resistant depression -Suggestions?, posted by mike21 on March 16, 2002, at 19:01:16
Hi everyone,
thank you for the suggestions. I'm so pleased. I had been thinking along similar lines about trying stimulants (probably adderal), mood stabilizers (currently trying nimodipine), and just before I read Mike's post about SJW, I had been researching the IL-6 connection on medline. I think it is very likely I have elevated IL-6 levels because of the delayed type hypersensity that characterizes my food allergies. I think SJW is also interesting in that it appears to inhibit the uptake of serotonin, noradrenaline, and dopamine equally. I do wonder about how powerful the stuff is because it has only been shown to work for mild to moderate depression, and mine is more like moderate to severe. Has anybody heard any stories about good responses to SJW on this board?
With regard to the mood stabilizer, I recently took 700mg of Neurontin over a 3 hour period (per Jay Goldstein's protocol) with no apparent effect, good or bad. Does this response indicate anything to anyone? Does anyone have any info about Gabitril?
You guys are so generous for responding. YOu've given me a lift tonight. Thank you.btrout
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