Posted by jono_in_adelaide on September 29, 2012, at 20:56:59
In reply to Re: Jono and/or SLS » phidippus, posted by ChicagoKat on September 29, 2012, at 19:58:03
Kat, nortriptyline tends to reduce anxiety, rather than cause it (5HT2 effects), however, you might want to see iff nardil alone gets you to full remission (you're aiming for remission, not just improvement)
If it doesnt, Nortriptyline 75mg/day is a sensible add on and is unlikely to cause anxiety.... it releivesandiety and panic for most patients..... just dont push the dose through the roof. Otherwise, doxepin or trimipramine are tricyclics that dont hit noradrenalin particularly, but they are more sedating and less robust as antidepressants.
Given your history of repeated treatment failiures, I think you need to be prepared to push the envelope a little in order to get well..... if you try nortriptyline and its intolorable, of course you should stop, but i wouldnt write it off just becaise it MIGHT cause sode effects
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