Posted by ed_uk on November 21, 2005, at 16:30:24
In reply to Re: Lexapro: 10mg vs 20mg. Any more beneficial?????? » ed_uk, posted by bigcat on November 20, 2005, at 20:44:57
Hi Matt
>Yes, I had a manic episode when I was on 90mg's Dexedrine and had smoked the finest grade marijuana I had ever gotten my hands on.
I wouldn't really call that a manic episode - more a drug-induced euphoria!
>Dexedrine
How do you respond to Ritalin?
>I can't fathom having that type of mental capacity locked inside me.
I can - you write so *well* I can hardly get over it.
>When Marplan worked on my fourth trial, I was hypomanic for a few weeks.
I guess you'd be bipolar III according to the latest (and as yet unpublished) edition of the DSM. Still, the diagnosis of unipolar depression might be more appropriate.
>Yes, absolutely. However, when I'm alone, I replay the day's events and my miserable failures and humiliations.
It would be nice to meet you. I bet you come across far better than you think you do.
>It seemed neutral when I was on it. It didn't make me worse or give me any nagging side-effects, but we did NOT give it a fair trial to do it's thing. (Two weeks maybe). I mentioned it because it has been described on these boards as the *Gold Standard* for OCD. I know Luvox also has a rep for cracking down on OCD, and I suppose the SSRI's in general can have OCD-controlling capacities.
Clomipramine might be worth a second try. Despite its side effects, clomipramine can be very effective, both for depression and OCD. It is considered by some to be the most effective AD of all! Clomipramine must never be combined with an MAOI (or taken within 2-3 weeks of one).
Kind regards
Ed
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