Posted by bleauberry on March 9, 2018, at 10:55:15
In reply to Clomipramine | The 'Gold Standard' for MDD + OCD?, posted by Hordak on March 5, 2018, at 14:47:49
One thing I am discovering in my continued studies of microbial causes of psychiatric symptoms is that some of our meds and substances have some fairly potent antimicrobial action which may be responsible for some of the anti depressive traits we see once in a while. A previous poster here - Jereon - experienced remarkable relief from Seroquel - which as it turns out has fairly strong antibacterial qualities. A supplement sometimes used for depression - I recall SLS tried this once - NAC (N-aacetyl-cysteine) is potent against Clamydia, which causes psychiatric symptoms.
So I often wonder if this angle has anything to do with some antidepressants being perceived as being better than others. Personally I think it has more to do with the blocking of various receptors - agonism and antagonism - which helps to disrupt the toxins of infection/inflammation which are causing the psychiatric symptoms.
I've been on every psychiatric med known to man, with the exception of a small handful. My best was Prozac+Zyprexa+Modafinil.
Second best was Parnate.
Clomipramine has a good reputation but the side effects are not tolerable to most people. The drug is not likely to push back against the actual cause of the mood problems. But it makes as decent a bandaid as anything else I guess, if you can handle the side effects.
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