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Add Risperdal or switch to Emsam for unipolar MDD?

Posted by tom_p on April 27, 2006, at 13:29:09

Has anyone had success using Risperdal as an augmenting med for unipolar depression?

I am currently on 40mg of Lexapro (trying higher dose for OCD stuff) and 45mg of Remeron and about 2mg of Klonopin. Through the years, I've been on many different meds and different combos and I am still not doing too well. My Pdoc added Seroquel to the mix last August, and I just got off of it last month because it wasn't helping with the depression. Actually I think the Seroquel made the depression worse and I worry that the Risperdal would do the same.

My GP said to stay away from the atypicals and so did a second Pdoc I saw before.

I'd actually like to try the new Emsam patch, but getting off my current meds and being med free for a week or so scares me. I've been on various SSRIs for 16 years now and I wonder how my body and brain would react without an SSRI. I've also got anxiety and OCD issues and it sounds like Emsam might not be the best med for those problems.

Any comments would be appreciated. Tom.


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