Posted by valene on March 10, 2006, at 11:38:47
In reply to Re: major depression med advice please » valene, posted by TylerJ on March 10, 2006, at 11:02:23
TY.......I do see a psychiatrist and will discuss these with him. He tends to prefer the SSRI's. I will explore the other types that you mentioned. I am particularly interested in the MAOI's but as you say in your post below I fear the side effects (restrictive diet). I guess it would be worth it to relieve this dark depression.
Val
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> Well, I'll give you some ideas, but most important you need to see a PSYCHIATRIST not a gen doc..this is very important. As far as meds go, the ones I think are very good: SSRI's - Paxil, and zoloft. Heterocylic AD's - Tofranil. Tetracyclic ad's -I like Remeron a lot. Other misc ad's - Effexor and Effexor XR, Cymbalta, and Wellbutrin. Last but certainly not least, the MAOI's. I'm currenty on Parnate which has relieved all depressive and anxiety - for me it's the best I've taken in 25 yrs with this Illness. There is also a new Maoi called EMSAM which comes in a Patch so the medicine goes right into your blood not your gut...thus eliminating most diet restrictions and it also has a low side-effect profile. Please see your p-doc asap. These are ONLY my suggestions. Feel better.
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