Posted by floatingbridge on August 8, 2011, at 11:34:00
In reply to Re: Jeez, I did it. Added risperdone., posted by SLS on August 8, 2011, at 9:53:59
Thanks Scott. I did post the JAMA study on babble, and as you may recall, much of the real technical language sounds like a word salad to me (that's about my ability, not the format's failure). I recall that it worked for a tiny subset which was far lower than researchers needed to add risperdone to treatment protocol.
Another med has been mentioned that I have not heard of yet, sulpheride (sp!). I want to look into that as well.
Nardil is still in the wings. The new doctor is very open to that--he brought it up, but considering he had just met me, and the stuttering mess I was, he had really no idea if I would uphold the diet restrictions. So we started where I had left off
with Emsam. I am now at 9mg. We'll see. Some things are
not budging yet. However, I am aware of folks on Nardil that still experience the affective instabiliy I do (now that I know what the heck to call that pernicious symptom).I actually haven't read the second link you posted here yet, so off to do that.
Thank you for the links. I appreciate it them greatly. And the encouragement! We all need some of that, don't we? Hope your Monday morning is going well, Sott.
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> > Risperidone might help you. I hope so. However, recent studies report that this drug is ineffective in the treatment of PTSD. It may be that your doctor has had success with it. The good thing is that if it doesn't work, chances are that you won't be taking it beyond two weeks.
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> > Don't be discouraged if risperidone doen't work. I'm sure there are alternatives to pursue.
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> > http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/08/02/risperdal-ineffective-for-treatment-of-ptsd-in-veterans/28302.html
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> Nardil !!!
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> Phenelzine (Nardil)
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> Possible Benefits. Useful for panic disorder, OCD, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, PTSD, as well as depression. In one study, using between 45 mg to 90 mg per day, phenelzine produced significant panic symptom reduction in more than 75% of patients. complete control of the panic attacks usually takes 4 to 6 weeks of treatment. Current research also suggests it can be beneficial for social phobia.
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> http://www.anxieties.com/panic_medication_MOIs.php
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> http://www.google.com/#hl=en&cp=13&gs_id=1e&xhr=t&q=phenelzine+ptsd&pf=p&sclient=psy&source=hp&pbx=1&oq=phenelzine+pt&aq=0v&aqi=g-v1&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=661c0b1152c259b4&biw=1920&bih=879
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> - Scott
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