Posted by Ilene on February 14, 2004, at 16:52:11
In reply to Reintroducing failed drugs-Tricyclics, posted by socialdeviantjeff on February 14, 2004, at 2:45:25
> Here's the scoop:
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> Iv'e tried nearly every psych drug known to man. So far, I couldn't tolerate the SE's.
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> Out of a combination of desperation and just plain curiosity, I was wondering if rechallenging with a tricyclic be a good or bad idea.
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> Last time I tried them, I was 16. I took desimpramine (day) and Amytriptaline (night). Day 2 or 3, I was having A FULL-BLOWN PSYCHOTIC EPISODE. It wore off two days after an abrupt stop of the meds.
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> The one thing I don't remember is having other bad SE's like fatigue, cognition, weakness etc. I realize that brains and bodies change. Would maybe trying another TCA now like Nortriptaline, etc. be a good or bad idea?
....how much do you enjoy psychosis?I recently tried desipramine after a more than 10-year hiatus. It had pooped out then, and this time it didn't do anything except give me some SEs.
BTW, my pdoc said mixing TCAs was a bad idea, but I think yours is more psychopharmaceutically sophisticated than mine.
Which mood stabilizers have you tried? Perhaps you would like to join the MAOI club? And BTW, did you ever try a high-intensity light for your delayed sleep phase syndrome?
I.
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