Posted by johnj on April 7, 2002, at 21:28:38
HI,
I just read the thread on sam-e and I found it very informative. I have unipolar depression and kept it at bay for about 8 years. I take lithobid(300 mg twice daily), 50 mg of pamelor(nortryptline) and 7.5 mg of tranxene for anxiety and sleep. Well, last year I started jogging and insomnia crept back with depression/anxiety. If It is like the drug side effects were magnified and the AD and/or combination of drugs became kind of whacked out. I have started and stopped running about 3 times due to the same occurence. Doctors don't see any correlation between the aerobic workout and the meds. I DO feel a direct relation. I tried to switch to remeron, but the spacey side effect has taken me down to 15 mg from a high of 45. The sleep is great but feelings and emotions are numb on the high dose. My goal is to find a good combo and then get off the pamelor. I have an idea the aerobic excercise of the past kept my depression at bay or maybe remission. I would like to try sam-e and see what it does, but don't know much about it. I would like to find something to help me sleep and then maybe the sam-e along with other vitamins or a small dose of another AD might allow me to run again. I lift weights and that does NOT have any negative effect like the running. I would like to get off the pamelor for sure in the future and maybe the lithium. No one really has given me a good reason for the lithium expect that it "boosts" the AD. I believe the rational is much more than that. If you read my other posts you may get a little more feel for what I am looking to do. I would like to tweak my current regime and maybe put together a "cleaner" package of meds/supplements to allow me to help myself a little more. Thanks for listening to my rambling. Take care and healing for all.
Johnj
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