Posted by owensmar on August 24, 2004, at 20:17:23
In reply to Re: To Scott » Denise1904, posted by SLS on August 24, 2004, at 13:29:03
Scott,
What test should I ask my doc to do to determine cortisol levels? I feel intuitively that my levels are too high - way too high.
Also, imipramine was the drug that saved my life when I first began treatment with ADs in 1986. I didn't know I was depressed - just lazy and sorry and maybe crazy, you know. I was on it for a year, then they weaned me off it. I relapsed and they put me on desipramine, which I couldn't take. So they put me back on imipramine but the magic didn't happen so well the second time. Then when Prozac came out, my doc, too, wanted to play with the new toy and put me on that.
Do you think that a trial of imipramine now, after 18 intervening years of Prozac, Selexa, Lexapro and Effexor alternately would be of any use?
I've been trying to decide between this and trying Cymbalta. I really dread the washout period of getting off Effexor before being able to start the imipramine so that's a factor.
Sorry to bug you with so many questions. Pleae feel free, anyone out there, to comment.
ThanksMarsha
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