Posted by jralphc on December 9, 2002, at 10:37:06
In reply to Re: Stimulants for Refractory Depression? » jralphc, posted by SLS on December 8, 2002, at 15:23:21
Scott-
While it has been awhile since I took it, I recall that I did have some response to Ludiomil. I suspect it is because norepinephrine is more important to my depressive symptoms than is serotonin. It did cause me to gain some weight and feel tired. But you may want to give it a shot.
I do have some response to Wellbutrin, probably more than to any other "typical" AD drug, which is why I still take it. But I'm not really satisfied with a partial response, and I don't think I should be either. So I am looking for soemthing to augment the Wellbutrin and make me feel like a productive happy person again.
Although I don't have full-blown Seasonal Affective Disorder, I do have a worsening of my depression every year in October/November, and again in about April. Pretty curious thing. I'm hopeful that I can find something that is effective and maybe take the drug that augments Wellbutrin at those times of the year that I need it.
You are right about the very strong link between heart disease and depression--that is one reason why I really want to deal with this.
I've read a lot about Duloxetine. I hope it is available soon--my doc had wanted to try reboxetine when it became available, which isn't going to happen. But, I tried it from an overseas pharmacy and had a bad problem with urinary hesitancy. It was painful. I seem to be very sensitive to these drugs and if there's a side effect, I get it.
I've been on Adderall for 5 days now and so far it is helping, I think. But it's too soon to tell.
Thanks for the advice, and best of luck.
Jeff
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