Posted by luther on January 31, 2004, at 5:43:13
In reply to Atypical Depression, posted by Automated Lady on February 25, 2002, at 13:15:23
> Just found out about atypical depression.... why have I never been told about this by any of the doctors or psychiatrists/counsellors I've seen? Can anyone else tell me about their experiences being diagnosed with this, or is it something they only recognise in the US?
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> I've been struggling with depression since my teens (I'm now 24) and have never understood why it just wouldn't go away, why no medication really seemed to work, and why I was sleeping and eating so much when you're supposed to lose weight and not sleep when depressed (this was made worse because my mother suffered "classic" depression and I think expected mine to take the same course as hers).
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> Anyone id, and what kind of medication has worked?
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> ALHi Lady,
I'm sorry to say most doctors are worthless and I wish I could write my own prescriptions. I was misdiagnosed with just depression even though all the symptoms I had written down and given to the doctor suggested Atypical Depression. I'm a graduate of Ball State University and as an Alumni I could check out books on psychology. After doing my own research I found I had Atypical Depression. Many disorders go along with it: Social Anxiety Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder to name a few. I had all three and had to self diagnose myself and find out what medications to take as well. I found Nardil to work best for SSAD and Valium best for GAD and after I convinced my doctor of this, guess what? I felt better than I could ever remember since my symptoms kicked in at age 16. I am having problems with the new Gluten free Nardil, it stopped working cold turkey after 12 years of use. I have found on this site I'm not the only one with this problem. I'm looking into Marplan as I have tried Parnate in the past and found it far to stimulating, most likely due to my GAD. Has anyone had any experience with Marplan and how does it compare to Nardil, thank's.
Sincerely,
Luther
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