Posted by JB on June 5, 2000, at 12:56:42
In reply to Re: Chronic Depression/Dysthymia and ADD, posted by Mia on June 5, 2000, at 8:48:09
I've had chronic depression for over 30 years and more recently I had a bout of major depression several years ago. I never knew that it was depression, I thought that I was just always negative and in a bad mood and looked at everything in the worst way and couldn't deal with stress and confrontation. Since the recurrance of the chronic depression I've tried Serzone, Trazodone, Remeron, Buspar, Celexa, and St John's Wort. The Serzone at 50-100 mg/day was initially effective at getting rid of the constant talking in my head and the constant negative thoughts but it also gave me too much anxiety and confusion as well as the sexual side effects. The Trazadone was great for sleep except for the tendancy for a priapism situation. The Remeron at 15 mg knocked me out and I felt that I didn't wake up for 2 days, no insomnia or anxiety but no energy or ability to think either. The Celexa at 10 mg/day made me feel like I was on speed and even though I only tried it for a week I was constantly wired and couldn't s
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