Posted by bleauberry on April 21, 2010, at 17:38:07
In reply to nothing helps, posted by Linda Bee on April 21, 2010, at 12:56:57
There are more people just like you than you realize. Probably in the tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. Many of us here have our own long stories of struggles and failed drugs.
I don't know if your list of meds was complete or not. I noticed a few glaring examples of things your qualified to try a long time ago. If they haven't been tried, you are long overdue. I am mentioning things that generally score a 4.2 on a 1-5 scale when all of the meds you listed score a 3.2.
Parnate.
Zoloft + Nortriptyline.
Zoloft + Desipramine.
Nardil.
Lexapro or any SSRI + low dose Abilify.If you have not been on Nardil or Parnate, shame shame on your doctors.
I might also have mentioned Prozac + Zyprexa, but the above have more potential in my opinion.
Since your entire history seems completely limited to reuptake inhibitor drugs, I would suggest wasting no time to switch to a totally different animal...MAOIs.
Askapatient.com is a good place to go and see what others have to say about their drugs. You'll see Parnate and Nardil score much higher than all the others.
Psychotropical.com is a great place to go read the writings of Dr Gillman. There you will see the success he has had in over 1000 patients with either Parnate or Zoloft+Nortriptyline, as well as some other useful tidbits.
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