Posted by Jack Smith on February 28, 2003, at 13:07:46
In reply to my story- read this if you must, posted by matt66 on February 28, 2003, at 4:35:08
What is the longest single medication trial you have had and on what dose? You said that just this year, you have only been able to sit on a med for a month. I know this sounds cliche but you have to give these meds time. The first time I experienced a remission, I had to wait 10 weeks on celexa, 6 of those weeks on 40mg. Patience, I know it sounds hard but you have got to try it.
I am also somewhat confused by your story. You said that you experienced a three week long remission on Nardil right after starting it? I don't want to say that it is impossible but it sounds highly unlikely that Nardil could have caused this so rapidly because it takes at least a few days to start MAOI inhibition and then from there a few more days for there to be significant increases in your neurotransmitters. Also, you say that this was only three weeks long? But you made a whole bunch of friends in this time?
Did you have no response at all from ECT?
I tend to agree with your docs, you have to give these meds a chance. Just a one month trial is not enough and frankly, I can't believe you have given every AD an adequate trial. If you give 25 AD's an adequate trial, that would be fifty months--over four years.
Just try to keep things in perspective and give things some time. Even this last trial of Nardil seems inadequate to me. Only two weeks at 90? Our friend ACE is probably crying.
JACK
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