Posted by King Vultan on July 23, 2004, at 13:01:45
In reply to Re: Elavil Wellbutrin » King Vultan, posted by Cass on July 23, 2004, at 11:46:46
> Hi King Vultan,
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> Thanks for your interesting reply. So Elavil depressed you a little at first, but then it went away? It makes me think I should give it another shot, but that could be dangerous since I started having some suicidal thoughts on it.
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> Quite a few years ago I tried Wellbutrin. That was the biggest nightmare of an AD I ever experienced. Life seemed hopeless, people seemed evil, I felt paranoid. Suicide seemed like the only option. I was also very jumpy and agitated. It was truly awful. It almost put me under a tombstone.
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> I know Wellbutrin works great for some people, but not me.
>Actually, it was nortriptyline I tried that initially would put me somewhat down in the dumps. However, people who take Elavil (amitriptyline) always have some amount of nortriptyline circulating in their bodies because a good portion of the Elavil is metabolized into nortriptyline. This is good because the Elavil would be even more intolerable without some nortriptyline around to lower the side effects.
Wellbutrin worked well initially for me but eventually became intolerable because of an irritability that slowly developed while on it, but I have also heard of stories similar to yours. I am now trying antidepressants in the MAOI class, which have dietary and OTC drug restrictions, but are probably more likely to generate a positive response than most ADs, assuming a person can tolerate any associated side effects.
Todd
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