Posted by likelife on February 21, 2003, at 0:03:09
In reply to Need to see some success stories., posted by denise528 on February 20, 2003, at 12:50:54
I've been on somewhat of a roll for the past 4-6 months (finally). I've tried AD's in all the classes, and found that Parnate worked really well (but I couldn't handle the side effects eventually), and desipramine has done a super job (for the past year and a half), in combo with Ritalin (even better for the past 6 months) and a wee bit of trazodone to sleep. I spent four odd years pretty far down--hospital and all that--and am back in school now, getting on with life. It's a nice feeling.
I've known despair, and I'm always kind of afraid it will come back in full force. Each time I've gone off a med I spiral down predictably within two weeks. It's amazing what a little chemical intervention will do for the brain.
I hope you find something that works for you. Best of luck.
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