Posted by JadeKelly on December 14, 2008, at 22:53:06
In reply to Re: nortriptyline and lithium, posted by desolationrower on December 14, 2008, at 19:53:25
> > Hi d/r,
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> > Showing off again with your fancy words, haha. Some of us be common folk round here. So, I'm at 9 1/2 weeks Parnate, 10 days 50mg. I deserve a party. No augment yet but I'm going to have to as my mood is pretty decent, fatigue is killer.
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> didn't you say it was energy was ok but you felt irritable sometimes? i mabe be confused.I can say for SURE I never said energy was OK. And since you seem to be getting away with this word, energy has SUCKED from the beginning of depression and got worse with Parnate.
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> > ~Nortriptyline (how was this safe again?)
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> ? - safe for what?Safe as augment and what dose? I think we both said once we were thinking of using it as augment, but TCA's being containdicated with MAOI's, I figured Nort must be special?
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> > ~Lamictal (causes fatigue)
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> for you? some people find it energizing.Oh, cool. Didn't know that.
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> > ~Lithium (have some, must not have liked)
> > ~Seroquel (have for son)
> > ~Abilify (have for son, didn't use)
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> tranquilizers suckWell, settles that then.
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> > ~Strattera (brother's, how come never see this on board?
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> it also sucks, never seems to work for depression, i'd try other nris firstYeah, just had it so...geuss not.
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> > ******This is one I want******
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> > ~RITALIN-took it safely for years for add, this would work wonders for kind of mental and physical fatigue I have, is there a PDoc in the US that would scribe this? Seems others find ways. Do you think its safe with 50-60mg Parnate?
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> sure plenty safe just start slow. i'd think a short half life drug is more likely to cause a hypertensive crisis than a nri that you keep steady 24/7, but thats a guess
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> > (I don't want to end up with a mind racer like provigil)
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> > OK, so where are you in your Parnate Journey and what are you augmenting with?
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> i have an appointment tomorow, not sure waht he will want to do. I don't know if i'll ask for clonazapm or dexamphetamine or nortriptaline or a dose increase (60->90). I sorta think i need all of that, but docs like 1 change at a time. The parnate helped with mood but so far i have not noticed any anxiolytic effect or greater ability to get things done. when i met him last time im not quite sure what he was thinking of doing, he just raised the 40->60mg parnate. so i'll probably talk about diagnosis, i think the past doctors have thought of the anxiety and apathy as depression related and i don't think thats the case. and saying we could talk about adhd later once i wasn't depressed and then confused when sris made me worse. i didn't notice any difference in parnate dose increase.I didn't get that little burst i've gotten with each increase when I went from 40 to 50, BUT, its been 10 days on 50mg and I feel the best I've felt since I started all this. Its a little transient, but I here thats to be expected as a/d effect increases (I still have a shi*ty day now and then like anyone else) Again tho, even euphoria wouldn't pay the bills and clean the house. I gotta get back to work. Your Doc would prescribe dexamphetamine? What, he's your brother? Best buddy? My Doc would laugh in my face. Just out of curiosity, how do you explain to said Pdoc that this makes sense? I'd like to use similar language when asking for ritalin. I'm totally serious.
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> > Sorry if some of this is repeat, but it all changes! My ONLY complaint is fatigue. Have you have any luck treating residual symptoms? I've been thinking alot about the bad habits that depressed people aquire. I see mine as part of the illness, because they didn't arise until I was fully depressed. So, after I find cure for fatigue, I'll know what I have to work on. Da*m.
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> > Hope to hear from you!
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> > ~Jade
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> -d/r
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poster:JadeKelly
thread:866813
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