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Re: Do you have to get a lot worse before better? » blueberry1

Posted by Quintal on January 30, 2007, at 17:51:37

In reply to Do you have to get a lot worse before better?, posted by blueberry1 on January 30, 2007, at 16:54:45

I think you do need to stick with meds longer than 3-4 days to get a good idea of how they will affect you long term. It seems a fairly common reaction to ADs - my friend recently started his first psych med Celexa and his social anxiety got incredibly worse during the first two weeks before a sense of calm came over him. I've noticed this myself many times.

Are you able to get yourself in a safe place to continue the trial? Maybe as an inpatient or staying with a friend or family member if possible?

Also, have you considered trying Parnate plus a benzo? As I'm sure you know, the MAOIs can be very effective where other treatment options have failed and I found that myself. They were the most tolerable meds I've taken and also the most effective. I *did* enter a horrible panicky depression three days into Parnate at 30mg which disappeared and was replaced with a sense of vitality and well-being when I raised the dose to 80mg.

There's also the tramadol to help if you get into a very bad place and need to get out of there fast.

Q


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