Posted by Tomatheus on March 20, 2014, at 14:47:51
In reply to Re: Perhaps my last attempt at treatment, posted by stargazer2 on March 19, 2014, at 23:49:17
Stargazer,
Thank you for your reply and for mentioning Latuda. I have heard of the medication, and I'm interested in it, as I'm aware that it might help to combat the "negative" symptoms of schizophrenia. As I said in my last message, I am responding to the vitamin D3 that I'm taking right now (at least to an extent), so I'm not looking for new treatments *right now*. However, if my vitamin D3 trial doesn't work out in the long run, Latuda is among the treatments that I might possibly consider trying.
I'm sorry to hear that your depression has been really bad lately, although I think it's encouraging that you're giving TMS a try. I really hope that you'll get some relief from this treatment. Although I wouldn't say any more that I struggle with an ongoing clinical depression (I think that my illness is better described as schizophrenia with strong negative and cognitive symptoms), I can say that I can identify with feeling like life isn't worth living due to my symptoms causing a lot of impairment. I know that you've had a lot of unsuccessful attempts with treatment yourself, but I would definitely encourage you to keep looking for something that might help you. Of course, I'm hoping that you won't have to do that, because I hope that TMS will at least be of some benefit to you, but if that doesn't work out, I would keep looking for more treatment options, as unlikely as it may seem that they may end up working.
Since we're on the alternative board, you might want to look into the herb Rhodiola rosea as something to try if you're out of options, unless you've already tried it. I know that you've written in the past that some of your best responses to treatment have been to MAOIs, so I thought I'd put Rhodiola rosea out there as an option because it's been shown to inhibit both types of monoamine oxidase (types A and B).
At any rate, I will say again that I hope that looking for more treatments isn't something that you'll have to do, because I hope that TMS will give you the results that you're looking for as far as the treatment of your depression is concerned. So again, good luck with it!
Tomatheus
Has schizophrenia with strong negative and cognitive symptoms
Taking Abilify, niacin, & vit. D3
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