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Re: Atypical depression

Posted by Ines on March 2, 2007, at 8:01:15

In reply to Re: Atypical depression is typical, posted by River1924 on March 2, 2007, at 1:45:58

Thanks so much for your replies everyone! It's nice to be made to feel so welcome.

I am indeed in the UK, Meri; being treated by a GP, but on waiting list to see a psychiatrist, but like you say they don't like MAOIs. Monte, I appreciate your suggestion- in fact I have tried 3 different GP's to see if they'll agree to a MAOI trial, but have had the same reply consistently- that there is no way they will try it until I've gone through the motions of SSRI's, mirtazapine/reboxetine/venlafaxine & tricyclics. Quite dishartening really, when it seems like everything so far hasn't worked, and MAOIs seem to work for so many people with the same symptoms... I've even considered a trip to the US just to see a psychiatrist! I lived in Canada for a year and now wish I'd looked into that then- but I was still at the stage when I thought I could fight the battle on my own...

Meri, you're absolutely right about UK GP's not being very clued in to atypical depression, at least in my experience. I've tried to bring it up but have had very dismissive responses. But then they're not specialists so can't really blame them for not knowing all the lit.

Declan, that's encouraging about your experience with deprenyl/ DLPA. If reboxetine doesn't work, I will try to convince the GP to let me try that. At low dose I would hope he wouldn't be so worried about food interactions and blood pressure..

River1924- I will look into abilify. It sounds like an interesting route to be treated for symptoms individually. Is that because you've had no luck with antidepressants alone?

Also, I've recently started taking chromium picolinate and it seems to really help me with food cravings, if anyone has that problem. There seems to be some debate around the safety of it though...

Cheers everyone,
Ines


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