Posted by cybercafe on August 3, 2002, at 6:08:48
In reply to Re: Well, is it worth me giving nardil a try?, posted by denise528 on August 2, 2002, at 4:33:29
> To answer your question, I don't think I am atypical as I my mood istn't effected by external factors, I am melancholic, slightly retarted, agitated and withdrawn. Is it worth me trying Nardil or will this make me more agitated?
> Have you any ideas?
.... did most of the antidepressants you take relieve your depression ? i know you said you still had anxiety .. i can relate to that...
did you find that the dothiepen/prothiaden work better for depression than others ?
have you been able to take a lower dose of a drug that makes you feel "flat"? (e.g. lithium augmentation)
.... how much does the anxiety affect your life compared to the depression? ...
myself i found that a lot of my anxiety is being rid by Parnate... but there is still some agitation ... i tried SSRIs and they don't even come close to the relief i get on parnate...
... GAD is supposed to respond to a lot of different meds (serzone? buspirone?) so i probably wouldn't go to something like Nardil just for GAD as i hear the side effects aren't the greatest... but i also read that you aren't getting relief from your depression anymore from SSRIs or the TCA ... if your depression is really bad, i'd say go for the nardil.. if agitation in the beginning is a problem, take a benzo ... if the depression isn't so bad, .. perhaps you could try another TCA if the side effects are much better than Nardil (really i don't know personally) ...
i have zero experience or knowledge of TCAs as i am not melancholic.. but they do sound like something you can explore...
... personally in my case i would go for whatever works for depression without really thinking much about anxiety... and then throw in gabapentin to get rid of anxiety and agitation
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