Posted by McPac on June 19, 2003, at 12:02:20
In reply to Re: Ron/Ace, Re: Mcpacster- how are you bro?! » McPac, posted by ace on June 19, 2003, at 1:19:41
"Try... these replacements for Zoloft
1. Moclobemide
2. Tramadol
3. Trazadone
4. (the MIGHTY) Nardil
5. Parnate">>>>>>>>> Ace, "Moc" looks the BEST for depression but I read that it increases Norepinephrine...isn't that bad for most OCD'ers (read that most ocd'ers have too high of NE levels)....not approved anyway in US......As for Trazadone(Desyryl)(I knew it by the Desyryl name)---took it years ago (it was way too weak for me, did nothing) As for Tramadol, it says on-line it is a "pain" med...for pain relief?.....A reverse MAOI sounds VERY good to me (like Nardil without the food restriction!) but I don't know about "Moc" and the norepinephrine thing.......tons of anti-dep's out there but great ocd meds seem very hard to come by....you know how all ssri's can pretty much work well for ocd (for most folks, ssri's (and Anafranil which has SRI properties too) are the first-line anti-ocd defense; the serotonin thing is always implicated in ocd and that's what has worked for me), anyway, I'm just wondering if it will turn out that a LOT of anti-dep's, regardless of their mechanisms of action, will work for ocd IF they work for depression too...in other words, once the depression goes the ocd will leave with the depression....or does the med have to have the serotonin-effect??? I know that the only meds that worked well for my ocd all had the effect on serotonin (even Nardil affects serotonin, just via a different mechanism, right?)....oh well, still searching for Zoloft replacement (and NOT finding it easy at all)...Take care brother!!!!
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