Posted by yxibow on September 18, 2008, at 5:41:24
In reply to pills for depression, posted by Jamie R on September 13, 2008, at 12:28:59
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> I am using pills to cure my depression.
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> Those pills included
> - st. john's wort
> - oxycarbamazepine
> - 5-htp
> - diphenhydramine
Welcome -- and well, you have your choices, but hmm.... if it is biochemical depression, there are swings when you will have it and times when you won't -- there isn't a "cure", there are palleatives.That is what unfortunately I have discovered in life with my extremely complicated disorder, is that everything is a palleative. Only time will tell how much things shift in my mind and what I do personally and psychologically to shift things.
I guess that sounded like a downer and I didn't want to say so, but we all search for relief, and maybe "cure" is that for you, so I will leave it there.
St. John's Wort has unknown consequences, it does have side effects, it I guess is a small MAOI, although that isn't really proven.Trileptal (oxcarbazepine) can help with mood issues for some and is safer than Tegretol (carbamazepine).
5HTP may help with sleep, possibly, just as l-tryptophan could.
The Benadryl though I'm confused about -- it is a CNS depressant and for some a temporary high because of the belladonna like quality, but it can cause after-night depression. Depending on the amount you're taking it can tip over to a slight psychosis-like state (atropine, belladonna). I would go easy on it. Just a thought.
-- tidingsJay
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