Posted by Jedi on December 5, 2005, at 22:16:21
In reply to Re: akathisia » Jedi, posted by gardenergirl on December 5, 2005, at 15:35:33
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> > What kind of help do you sence Lamictal has given you as an augmentation to Nardil.
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> It seems to sort of fill in the gap that Nardil leaves with depression. I seem to get a more complete effect with the two than with Nardil alone. Although, I've also made some good progress in therapy lately, so it's hard to sort out which is responsible for what.
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> >I would like to add Topomax to combat the weight gain, but I'm stupid enough.
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> I tried Topomax before the Lamictal. It seemed to make me more depressed, so I stopped it after about eight weeks. I was also hoping it would help with weight gain. Recently I've been taking chromium picolinate to try to help with carb cravings. Now's not a good time of the month to assess that, though, as I seem to have the "hollow leg" syndrome. Everything I eat seems to go into some black hole, versus fills me up. I'm constantly hungry just before my period.
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> Hope that's not tmi.
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> ggGG,
Thank you. Great information. My residual dysthymia seems to have gotten a bit worse lately and I'm searching for a better augmentation than the 1mg clonazepam I'm taking. I did read a recent abstract about chromium picolinate and the carb cravings. The atypical depression seems like a double edge sword. I gain weight from the depression, then I gain weight from the medication. The only thing I've been able to beat the Nardil carb cravings with is exercise. I'm talking two hours a day. It is hard to stay that motivated long term so thus my weight goes up and down. Does the chromium picolinate seem to help at all? A magic pill sure would be nice, especially if the weight gain is medication related. Sometimes I feel like a total binge eater, the cravings just don't go away. Thanks again.
Jedi
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