Posted by Viridis on April 19, 2003, at 3:46:12
In reply to Re: Melancholic depression, posted by Questionmark on April 18, 2003, at 1:47:50
Those descriptions almost perfectly capture the worst kind of depression that I experience, right down to the insomnia, lack of appetite, obsession with exaggerated problems, most severe in the morning, improving a bit later in the day etc. I had thought that "melancholic" depression connoted sadness, primarily, but that summary is dead on. I've experienced regular episodes of that state since I was a child, and have only found relief in the last couple of years .
Benzos have pretty much eliminated that kind of depression for me, and stimulants further improve things. "Real" antidepressants that I've tried make everything worse, alhough I haven't tried the whole spectrum by any means -- mainly SSRIs/SNRIs. I'm pretty happy with my current mix (Klonopin/Xanax/Adderall/Neurontin); even if it's somewhat nonstandard, at least I have no side effects, and it works.
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