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Re: I am loosing it » ChicagoKat

Posted by hansi555 on November 24, 2012, at 16:30:30

In reply to Re: I am loosing it » hansi555, posted by ChicagoKat on November 24, 2012, at 15:04:27

Hi Kat
Thank you so much for your post. I feel we share some of the same symptoms as I have been between normal and depressed mood for 5 years now - I was never manic either.

I tried Lamictal together with my current meds for more than 1 year but I never got past 75 mg because it ruined my sleep AND it did not help with the mood swings.

I believe Nort is helping me somehow and adding Lithium could be a long term answer but will it help now and lift me out of this hole of depression anytime soon?

Ritalin is interesting but could it be a long term alternative?

Hope to hear from you again and hope you get well soon, hansi

> Oh hansi, I really feel for you. I, too, am going through the worst depression of my life...i don't know, maybe knowing you are not alone in your suffering will help a little.
>
> In my experience, one can have a poop out of any drug. Over the decades I have pretty much been on every drug there is, and they have all pooped out on me. The only drug that helps me at all now is Ritalin. Well, for the depression, I should say. As far as anxiety, the only thing that helps me is Neurontin.
>
> Trying lithium in your case might be a good idea since you are having such mood swings. But maybe your pdoc could put you on a temporary course of a stim like Ritalin or an amphetamine until it kicks in. And a benzo wouldn't hurt either, since you are feeling such anxiety about your situation.
>
> Well, just my 2 cents. I hope you can find something that helps. Hang in there, you are not alone. And, if nothing else, a stim will definitely improve your mood. Keep us posted.
> Kat


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