Posted by cubbybear on January 23, 2005, at 5:17:12
In reply to Re: How do you know if your AD is pooping out?, posted by linkadge on January 22, 2005, at 10:31:43
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> THe fact that you are asking weather your ad is pooping out might be a sign that it is. Thats not the end of the world.
Sorry for the long-winded reply, but I need to talk about my problem in more depth and hope that you can help. I've seen your name on this board for a long time.
I am the kind, personality-wise, that always fears the worst, and I've always been terrified of the thought that the (fabulous MAOI) Parnate might be pooping out (whenever I felt anxiety reoccur without depression). But each time I was proven wrong--the Parnate had not pooped out. (I suffered with intermittent, severe anxiety spells for many years before it evolved into my first major depressive episode.)
What's happening now is that there were several outside, uncontrollable events going on in my life that triggered mild anxiety for a few days. It passed. Then the anxiety came back a few days later and it's very bad today. It has become apparent that the severe emotional stress that my mother is going through now---and fear of losing her-- is probably the reason for my latest anxiety. I ask myself, shouldn't the Parnate be putting the lid on this? Is it pooping out, or is it normal to have break-through anxiety when certain situations arise? Compounding the problem is that I fear the Parnate really is pooping out because I have such an idealized attitude about how it has rescued me from the most debilitating depressions over the past 20 years.My former pdoc in New York (whom I speak to occasionally from home here in Bangkok) advised me to increase my long-established maintenance dose of 30 mg. to 40 mg/day, and use some Xanax as an adjunct. He has always felt confident that the Parnate is not pooping out, but this time, I'm feeling terrible anxiety and compounding it by worrying about the AD itself. Pls. tell me what you make of all this.
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