Posted by Maxime on May 27, 2007, at 19:51:45
In reply to Re: Now imipramine » Maxime, posted by Racer on May 27, 2007, at 15:54:00
I know Racer, but it's hard. I didn't feel any affect from the Nortriptyline after several weeks, but my appetite DID increase. I am still taking the imipramine for now.
I have heard of SAMe, and I have thought about taking it. But the problem with natural remedies is you don't know how much of the stuff you are really getting.
I tried Desipramine and it made me lactate and the urinary retention was VERY bad.
Two meds have helped my mood: Parnate and Prozac. Out of EVERYTHING I have tried. The Adderall XR helps by giving me energy, but it doesn't enhance my mood.
What are the other meds you take?
Maxie
> I know you know this, Maxie, but if you don't take them, they can't help you...
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> Nortriptyline isn't a drug I think is great for you. It does tend to cause weight gain -- and you know I know how that affects you, right? ;-) Have you tried desipramine? That's supposed to cause a lot less weight gain...
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> As for why you keep trying drugs when they haven't helped in the past, I think it's for two reasons: reason one is that some of them *have* helped you in the past, which kinda suggests that it's possible for others to help in the future.
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> And the real reason I think you keep trying is that *you want to go on living, and you want to feel better while you do.* I can't emphasize that enough -- especially because right now I'm feeling better, too, so I can look back and see that I kept trying because no matter how discouraged I got, I still *wanted* to live. I didn't want the alternative.
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> For what it's worth, my own improvement came with the addition of a dietary supplement "prescribed" by my pdoc -- SAMe. He said that it shouldn't be taken without something to control homocysteine levels. He is prescribing Metanx to me, to do that. Adding the SAMe to the other drugs I'm on seems to have done the trick. That's only me, though, so I'm not suggesting you try it. It might be worth discussing with your pdoc, though. If you're desperate, and it has a chance at helping, it might be worth a try, no?
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> Good luck, and let me know how you're doing, 'K?
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