Posted by Tom Twilight on October 15, 2005, at 5:02:27
In reply to Re: Need something to hope for., posted by denise1966 on October 14, 2005, at 14:11:50
Hey Denise
I'm sorry your having such a rough time
I for one am very grateful for the help you have given me, and want you to get well!
As Ed says there are lots of drugs (and combinations of drugs) that you could try, and you haven't, as yet.
You probably need to be on at least two drugs, one for anxiety one for depression.
You don't seem to have responded spectacularly to SSRIs of MAOIs, so tryciclics might be a good idea.
For depression you could try something like Lofepramine, I haven't tried it, but a lot of people seem to respond well. You could take Zyprexa or Seroquell for anxiety with the Lofepramine.For me a combination of Mirtazapine and Effexor worked extremely well for depression, although it didn't help anxiety.
Maybe you could try this combination with a third drug for anxietyI'm currently taking 50mgs of Marplan/Isocarboxazid, which is working well for anxiety and depression.
Marplan supposedly has less side effect than Nardil, and is less sedating. I certainly find it quite benign in terms of side effects, although I've never tried Nardil.Lastly you could try Clomipramine, the most Serotogenic of the Tryciclics.
It has lots of side effects, but I found it very effective for anxiety, and reasonably effective for depression.
It works so well for anxiety that it would hopefully elmininate the need for two medications.
You have to increase the dose slowly however, to get your body to ajust to the side effects.
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