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Re: pharmaceutical industry and their 'reinventions'.

Posted by SLS on April 14, 2018, at 13:22:25

In reply to Re: pharmaceutical industry and their 'reinventions'., posted by Lamdage22 on April 14, 2018, at 10:29:54

> How do you come up with the energy to try all these drugs?

For me, depression is a life or death condition - a walking death. I have no choice.

Actually, I have been on the same drugs, albeit at varying dosages, for over a year. Parnate has been the core around which my treatment has been built. However, it has become obvious to me that Parnate is a dead end. So I'm going to attempt to find a replacement. In my mind, I have three choices that make sense to me. I would try them in the following order if necessary:

1. Vortioxetine (Trintellix)
2. Venlafaxiine (Effexor) - High dosage > 300 mg/day; possibly with buspirone (Buspar) at low dosages
3. Phenelzine (Nardil)

Currently:

Parnate 80 mg/day
nortriptyline 100 mg/day
Lamictal 300 mg/day
lithium 300 mg/day
Abilify 15 mg/day
prazosin 6 mg/day

This regime has brought me to a place of moderate-to-severe depression. Without it, I suffer from very severe depression. I don't know how bad I'll feel when I come off the Parnate. Hopefully, the other drugs will keep me out of the basement.

Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression:

http://tools.farmacologiaclinica.info/index.php?sid=43496

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