Posted by ixus on March 9, 2005, at 1:54:16
In reply to help me find the right medication!, posted by ronser2000 on March 6, 2005, at 11:03:24
> hello, i am 25 yr old male,i suffer with mild to moderate depression and GAD-i think its gad,when i am not on any medication i worry excessively about my health thinking i have cancer heart problems etc and worry about things like the nature of life and my inevitable death and these things real trouble me,one week i spent a lot of time worrying about the possiblility that an asteroid/meteorite could strike the earth at any time. my depression is mainly a low mood social withdrawal low self esteem negative thinking pessimism.
> i have always been an anxious person with low self esteem but my problems really started when i was 19 and experimented with ecstacy in university,i suffered panic attacks a week after having a paranoid reaction to the ecstacy after initially feeling as good as i ever had for about an hour.
> i have been treated with the following
> paroxetine-improved mood and reduced anxiety but made me very tired during day and other side effects
> effexor-made me feel terrible -didnt leave my home for months
> fluoxetine-very good for mood and anxiety but brain fog and fatigue during the day means its not suitable as i want to start a career also it made me feel more depressed at times.
> impramine-good for mood concentration and anxiety but also has side effects which makes it unsuitable for working
> lexapro-made me feel bad-stopped after one month
> reboxetine-made me feel
> bad,tachycardia,constipation etc stopped after two weeks
> cognitive therapy-had this for several months a few years ago.helped me banish panic attacks and helped with mood somewhat.
>
> given this info does anyone have any ideas of any medication that may help me? ssri's seem to improve my mood and reduce anxiety but they also give me brain fog fatigue during the day and sometimes make me feel more depressed during the day, imipramine was probably one of the best meds i've taken and i may go back to it,effexor and reboxetime were the worst.
> any thoughs welcomed
> regards
> ron.
Hi Ron,
I have also had relatively good response to fluoxetine. Nothing else worked, just worsened my conditions. It turned out that the only drugs working for me are MAOI. Now I am doing pretty well on tranylcypromine. It may be that phenelzine would be even better. Maybe this helps.
/ixus
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