Posted by tweeds on December 5, 2006, at 11:59:35
For the first time in our 8 years together, my wife has taken an active interest in making sure I get better from this current bout of depression. I'm either SAD or unipolar, but either way, I was down. I returned to my first, most successful drug therapy - Prozac, 40mg/day, and it's done wonders for my mood, anxiety, even my IBS.
I haven't felt this good in a while, and yet, she complains that I'm not As Good as I was when on a combination of Celexa and Wellbutrin a couple years back. Only problem with that regimen was weight gain, night sweats, and damned near untreatable constipation, but yeah, I was okay.
So I put my foot down last night - next month on Prozac, with Klonopin as needed for anxiety - I take .25mg as needed, and it's working for me. She, on the other hand wants me to go back to the other drug regime.
I told her that when she was able to pass my bowel movements for me, she could have me back on Celexa/Wellbutrin.
Needless to say, she wasn't very happy. But I'll be damned if she dicates my medication regime. I talked to my GP this morning about it, and the current dosage of Prozac has shown marked improvement, and the next month will be the litmus test of where we're headed.
I'd swear non-depressives have no freaking clue what toll the physical side effects take on ya.
I'd welcome other thoughts.Harris Tweeds.
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