Posted by n_shrimpie on December 31, 2011, at 16:23:37
In reply to Re: lamictal +prozac/prozac onset of action » n_shrimpie, posted by SLS on December 31, 2011, at 14:17:46
> > i tried the parnate and the side effects were intolerable. i was passing out constantly,
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> This usually passes within a few weeks.
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> > and had chills all the time.
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> I don't know what that's all about. It might be some autonomic thing.
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> > my doctor said that trazadone was the only nonaddictive sleep aid.
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> I don't believe that this is a valid concern. If you need something over the long-term, what's the difference? Trazodone is not an ideal answer. Do you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep?
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> > Are you atypical?
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> Bipolar depression.
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> > do you know of any other ad's to treat it?
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> Hmmm. That's a tough one. Have you tried Effexor (venlafaxine)?
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> > my doc said selegeline doesn't work.
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> It is not a high-percentage treatment for MDD. It might be helpful for people who have a more anxious depression. It seems to have some anxiolytic effects.
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> - Scott
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> >i could try the parnate again, maybe i didn't give it enough time for the side effects to abate. i'll have to check my records and see how long i took it.maybe he meant that with other sleep aids you need a higher dosage as time goes on, and suffer withdrawal when dosage is decreased because it can't be increased indefinitely. My former doctor was head of the depression clinic at cornell presbytarian in nyc and teaches at columbia, so i usually trust him. unfortunately i can't afford him anymore. on nardil i had trouble falling and staying asleep without the trazadone.
tried effexor but it never started working. then again i only gave it four weeks. pretty bad withdrawal from it for a few days,so am reluctant to try again. same think with pristiq. wellbutrin made me horribly anxious and irritable but maybe a tiny dose would work as an adjunct to the prozac to increase my motivation and anhedonia? i think i still have some. does it work immediately or take time to kick in? i wish i had a good doctor i could go to with these questonis, but the last one i could afford (hospital gave me financial aid) was so mean, unprofessional and horrible that i reported him to the licensure board.
I'm definitely atypical, but think i'm also mildly bipolar two because the lamictal really smooths me out, keeps me from slipping into the abyss, and curbs my temper and over sensitivity. My manic episodes have been very mild and seem to be medication induced. without meds i'm consistently depressed. when the nardil caused some hypomania i tried lithium and it was awful, felt SO drugged.
What has your experience with lamictal been?
i may have no choice but to start the nardil and exercise like a maniac to curb the exhaustion and weight gain. Nardil makes me so tired the LAST think i feel like doing is exercising, but i need to force myself.
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