Posted by saint james on February 17, 2000, at 0:46:42
In reply to help help my ship is sinking, posted by ryan_s on February 15, 2000, at 2:23:25
> i have been severly depressed for two years now. i am only twenty two and am looking for a way out so i can get my life started in the right direction. at the present time i find it hard to hold a conversation with friends, find it hard to get close to girls (really want a girlfriend), and find it hard to wake up in the morning with motivation and drive. antidepressants have not helped me in the past. paxil, buspar, prozac, wellbutrin, neurontin, zyprexa, celexa, and seroqeul have not helped with the symptoms of my depression. next on my agenda is the use of an maoi inhibitor. there is one problem with using maois, that is my pdoc will not perscribe me this class of antidepressants in fear of liability. this makes me extremely frustrated. i am about to call local pdocs and ask if they perscribe maoi's. for all of those reading this message, do you think this is the right approach by asking a question or is there another means of abtaining an maoi. please help! thanks. ryan
James here.....7 AD's with none tried in combo? No TCA's? You have not even begun to to try all the psooibilities not including MAOI. Could you tell us about doses and how long you took them ? In general your doc sounds like you need another. I think you should try the many other AD's (there are 15-20 in addition to what you have tried) plus try combos (more than 1 at a time) b4 you go to MAOI or ECT.
It does not bode well that your doc says he does not use MAOI's, a well seasoned doc would say that they use them on a few patients when nothing else works.
james
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