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Posted by B2chica on April 7, 2011, at 12:36:53
ok, so it took the pristiq about three @#$&* months to kick in...and its lasted 2 months.
i'm heading back down again...
i know if i go back on zyprexa again it should work. but id rather try augmenting with something else. as i gained 25 lbs to my already not so skinny body.
if there are any suggestions out there please let me know.Also, my anxiety is not undercontrol. ive been on gabapentin and before it was working for lowlevel anxiety but lately its been top of the bar 8-10. i take more and more gabapentin and end up with glaucoma symptoms so i had to back off. Anxiety and not eating or sleeping well is i know effecting my depression.
and as to my header, i guess i was wondering is this just an episode break through? or did the drug already poop-out?
(or did it ever work)have psychotic depression
on pristiq
adderall
gabapentin
started taking xanax again at night for sleep and help with anxiety.
b2c.
Posted by Lou Pilder on April 7, 2011, at 21:21:22
In reply to breakthrough vs poop-out, posted by B2chica on April 7, 2011, at 12:36:53
> ok, so it took the pristiq about three @#$&* months to kick in...and its lasted 2 months.
> i'm heading back down again...
> i know if i go back on zyprexa again it should work. but id rather try augmenting with something else. as i gained 25 lbs to my already not so skinny body.
> if there are any suggestions out there please let me know.
>
> Also, my anxiety is not undercontrol. ive been on gabapentin and before it was working for lowlevel anxiety but lately its been top of the bar 8-10. i take more and more gabapentin and end up with glaucoma symptoms so i had to back off. Anxiety and not eating or sleeping well is i know effecting my depression.
>
> and as to my header, i guess i was wondering is this just an episode break through? or did the drug already poop-out?
> (or did it ever work)
>
> have psychotic depression
> on pristiq
> adderall
> gabapentin
> started taking xanax again at night for sleep and help with anxiety.
>
>
> b2c.b2c,
You wrote,[...I'm headed back down...any suggestions..let me know...anxiety not under control...gloucoma symptoms...Anxiety..my depression...poop-out? (or did it ever work)...on pristq..adderall..gabapentin..xanax...].
I am usure about some things here. If you could post answers to the following, then I could have the opportunity to respond accordingly.
A. Have all of these drugs been prescribed by a doctor to take at the same time?
B. Are you aware of the great potential for addiction from the drugs?
C. Are you aware of the potential for {serotonin syndrome} to happen as from the combination?
D. Are you aware of the {central nervous system depression} aspect of the drugs?
E. Are you aware of the potential for the drugs to cause cancer?
F. Are you aware of the drugs having the potential to cause a mind-alterd state that could compel one to kill themselves and/or others?
G. Has your prescriber of these drugs, if there is one that prescribed for you to take them together, notified you of the potential consequences from the drugs?
H. Has that provider, if there is one telling you to take all the drugs together, ever offerd you an alternative?
K. Are you aware that just the withdrawal from xanax could be more than one could endure?
Lou
Posted by matthewdavid on April 8, 2011, at 10:32:18
In reply to breakthrough vs poop-out, posted by B2chica on April 7, 2011, at 12:36:53
research/study Nardil. Go to Web Md and read the user reviews. It has been a miracle for me. $10 a month for the prescription, anxiety cured, social anxiety cured, depression 90% cured. may not be for everyone but read the reviews. best of luck
Posted by matthewdavid on April 8, 2011, at 10:34:11
In reply to Lou's response-wrdtuhl » B2chica, posted by Lou Pilder on April 7, 2011, at 21:21:22
Lou are you aware that in many people like myself leaving depression untreated is far more dangerous than any potential side effect a medicine may cause??
Posted by B2chica on April 8, 2011, at 11:37:51
In reply to Re: breakthrough vs poop-out » B2chica, posted by matthewdavid on April 8, 2011, at 10:32:18
thanks matdav
im kinda scared of MOAIs.
as i Love my food.
i know i'm almost to the point of having to try them but i have a few more options (i hope) before that. but if i have to try one i will Certainly keep nardil in mind. i think i've heard others on this board that it worked great for too.
thank you so much.
and i wrote up a response to Lou. but i decided not to post it. there's no point, as he is strictly promoting no meds. i am choosing to not respond as he is not helpful for me. i actively and educatedly choose medication.
and i thank you and others for great help and advice on that topic.
b2c.
Posted by MatthewDavid on April 8, 2011, at 17:35:45
In reply to Re: breakthrough vs poop-out » matthewdavid, posted by B2chica on April 8, 2011, at 11:37:51
everyone is different so I would never try to persuade someone towards one med or another but if you research the MAOI diet it is so outdated, for example no cheese... this is incorrect, cheddar and swiss and aged cheeses off limits, mozzerella, velveeta, american, etc is fine. you can eat all the yogurt, sour cream cream cheese. basically I took my current foods to my pharmacist and out of the many things that were on the list as unsafe to eat she only highlighted a few things not to eat. chedder, swiss cheese, draft beer, wine, pepperoni, salami, corned beef and that's about it. obviously I have to be careful with cold medicines but finally when it comes to MAOI's. They have very very few side effects!! for me no drowsiness, nausea, clouded head, on and on. best of luck
Posted by emmanuel98 on April 8, 2011, at 18:53:54
In reply to Re: breakthrough vs poop-out » B2chica, posted by MatthewDavid on April 8, 2011, at 17:35:45
I am on parnate and have to admit that I eat small amounts of cheese -- feta, blue cheese, cheddar, swiss, parmesan. Like an ounce or so. So far, no problems.
When I started Parnate, I said to my p-doc, well maybe they don't prescribe these much because someone could eat a bunch of salami and cheese, wash it down with draft beer and chianti and just check out. He said, that's not the way it works. These are tendencies, not certainties.
Nevertheless, I was hospitalized recently and the only decent sounding things on the menu were greek salad, ceasar salad, chef salad and chicken quesadilla. They wouldn't let me have any of those on the MAOI diet. I was stuck with tuna sandwiches.
Posted by hyperfocus on April 9, 2011, at 2:42:54
In reply to breakthrough vs poop-out, posted by B2chica on April 7, 2011, at 12:36:53
3 months sounds like a long time for a drug to kick in...and then heading back down after 2 months? I guess if you felt better you might be in the right class of drugs - have you tried another SNRI like Cymbalta or a TCA with a strong NE effect like amitriptyline? The amitriptyline would also help you sleep.
About the anxiety - well, I'm not a big fan of Xanax long-term although some do very well on it. I especially don't like it for sleep. Don't know what you could do - if the psychotic depression gets better does the anxiety follow?
Posted by B2Chica on April 11, 2011, at 7:44:54
In reply to Re: breakthrough vs poop-out » B2chica, posted by hyperfocus on April 9, 2011, at 2:42:54
yes if the depression gets better as it has this weekend, the anxiety gets better.
its probably only a 4 right now and its only been getting to a 6 or so (on a scale 1-10).
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