Posted by oracle on September 19, 2002, at 1:31:15
In reply to Re: Unresponsive to SSRIs? What worked?, posted by Silly Brain on September 19, 2002, at 0:16:55
> There was a time when I was playing the "just prescribe me anything I'll take it" game, which proved rather miserable as well.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Silly
There is no way to know what med will have what side effect and you can choose to stop ones that have effects you cannot put up with. I would not go so far to take anything, some meds by default
have unexceptable side effects that could exist after long after treatment has stopped. For myself I would never take AP's, in the context of treatment for depression.In terms of NE (NE agents are the only ones that work for me) the choices are Effexor above 150 mgs, Remeron, The TCA's (Tofranil, Doxepin, Sumontril) MAOI's, and Wellby. The info on Wellby is conflicting and it did nothing for me. This list would be in the order of my preferance.
One cannot effect NE without the possibility for
heart issues. Raised BP or changed EKG with TCA's.BP is managable and the EKG changes, if their are any, are generally of no consern.
This only becomes an issue with existing heart problems. So just get your BP checked and EKG, all part of a normal physical exam. Raised BP
is more common with Effexor and MAOI's.
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