Posted by cybercafe on July 24, 2004, at 10:39:59
In reply to Switching to MAOI??? Please advise.., posted by RetiredYoung on July 24, 2004, at 10:02:37
> I've been diagnosed with depression and been on anti-depressants for over 15 years now. I'm currently taking Lexapro 30mg, Surmontil/Trimipramine 25mg, generic Adderal 15mg - the cocktail is having diminishing effectiveness this year. I've been doing some net research which leads me to believe that, more precisely, I have atypical depression. What's interesting is that MAOIs seem to be much more effective for this particular type of depression.
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> Despite the dietary restrictions, I'd like to switch to an MAOI. However, some sites I've read indicate that you must be off SSRIs (and TCAs?) completely for two weeks before starting. Just going down on Lexapro would be hard enough, but completely withdrawing would be next to impossible.
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> Have others gone down this route? Advice would be greatly appreciated.
>i would recommend it from personal experience... SSRIs definately only did 30% of the job for me (though they were definately a lot better than nothing!!) but parnate is really a miracle drug for me ... YMMV ... yes the washout period wasn't much fun... but if you really can't bear it... i'm sure there are other drugs you can take to help you with it (i.e. clonazepam really helps SSRI withdrawal, etc) ...
don't think you'd be able to get away with Adderall and parnate at the same time though... i do take parnate + ritalin .. but my doc says amphetamines are a big no-no .... YMMV
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