Posted by laima on January 19, 2007, at 17:02:58
In reply to Re: Sick, sick, sick...and tired of depression..., posted by stargazer on January 19, 2007, at 14:17:57
Oh, it's a capsule. That sounds harder to split and take.
I'd say my high point with Emsam or selegeline was over the summer, so not too long after I started using it and becoming more active, optimistic, and engaged with things- but started a sink after some major stressors early in the fall, and sliding a bit more as winter got started-despite sitting with one of those special lamps. At this point I feel like the Emsam isn't doing much at all, not feeling so super-great. I feel like it's just about konked out, augmentation or no augmentation. All I believe I feel is the adderall. Adderall seems to work better and smoother than ritalin for me for ADD symptoms, but my initial excitement over its promise as an antidepressent augmentor is waning. Well, again, I'm very interested to find out if the brand version is as different from generic as some say- and I seem to have the generic with the least favorable reputation- but that still doesn't solve the problem of Emsam not working out so great. So, I am wondering, if I switched to say, parnate or another MAOI, if I'll be allowed to still use an ADD med. Is selegeline safer or same as other MAOIs with stimulants, I wonder- I know they are all technically not recommended, but I wonder what the case by case reality is. Like you, I am very concerned with how the ADD stuff contributes to depression- in my case to a feeling of spaced-out incompetence, disorganization, etc.
Stargazer, was each subsequent MAOI trial that you did less successful than the previous? I wonder if one can gain a tolerance to them as a group, as one can with SSRIs? It's spooky how Karen44, and now you, report using a particular MAOI successfully- and then retrying it later and getting no effect. I wonder what that's about?
> Laima, it is a capsule not a pill. so I poured out the "beads" and took half of them.
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> I tried Parnate before and it did nothing for me. So that is not one I will probably try again, but never say never. Nardil and Marplan bothed worked but a retry of Marplan this year did not work. The only one I haven't retried is Nardil but it was in 1987 when it worked, so after so many years it may not work again. May still want to try to make sure though.
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> How long have you been going through this?
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> SG..waves of dizziness contiinue...
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