Posted by schleprock on September 25, 2012, at 0:05:06
In reply to Re: ANHEDONIA - Questions and Answers, posted by jono_in_adelaide on September 24, 2012, at 19:44:31
I'm currently in some sort of remission from anhedonia and other meloncholic like symptoms (they may be technically more rooted in anxiety than depression, though.) I've suffered them off and on over the past several months. Clonazepam helped in varying degrees, though I ended up gradually increasing my dosage from .5mg to 1.5 mg. I'm still on clonazepam (and nortriptyline) and have been on Lyrica (titrated from 50 mg - 150 mg) for about a month. So far this is about the longest I've went without the meloncholic\anhedonic symptoms returning. The anhedonic symptoms I'd had were very severe (as in an uncomfortable and excruciating wait for the day to pass so I could go to sleep and pray I felt better the next day; much more dostressing than just some sort of boredom.)
I've had no real relief in mood or libido (which has steadily decreased over the past year,) but at least I'm somewhat comfortable again. Before the Lyrica I tried Risperidone, which brought about two weeks of relief before it wore off and started to make me feel worse.
I've never gotten a clear answer, but there's a chance that (neurotransmitter produced) anxiety may share many symptoms associated with melancholic depression, so an anti-anxiety med strategy might be something to look into.
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