Posted by TamaraJ on March 2, 2005, at 20:38:57
Ok, I'm not completely giving up on the Provigil, but, at this point, I can not afford to spend too much time trialing a drug that is causing such unrelenting nausea and these weird piercing headaches, particularly if I may not be able to get to a therapeutic dose. I have already spent months and months dealing with severe nausea and loss of appetite.
Plus, I really need to get my depression under control. It is really starting to take its toll on me. Amazingly, my pdoc has agreed to let me trial Nortriptyline. So, I will be combining Nortriptyline with the Celexa (20mg - 30mg) I have continued to take for the past few months. I am nervous about yet another trial since I have had a number of failed trials over the past year (and I had given each drug, with the exception of the Provigil, at least 7 - 8 weeks before accepting it wasn't helping).
So, do you think I can be somewhat optimistic about this combo? I am so hoping that it will provide at least more relief than I have had with the other drugs I have trialed. Once I have the depression better controlled, and I am eating regularly again, I may consider adding the Provigil to the mix if more energy and motivation are needed.
So, what do you think? Thanks Ed.
Tamara
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