Posted by TylerJ on March 10, 2006, at 11:54:41
In reply to Re: major depression med advice please, posted by valene on March 10, 2006, at 11:38:47
> 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.
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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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>Val,
I'm glad that your interested in the maoi's because they are in my mind by far the best. I love Parnate! And the diet restrictions aren't that bad-I'll give you an updated list if/when you start an maoi. Really the only thing I miss is Cheddar cheese..small price to pay for how great i'm feeling. You can eat cottage cheese, cream cheese, american cheese, and most people here say Pizza is okay, if they only use mozzarella cheese on it..I haven't tried this yet. Remember, the doc and the drug manufacturer are going to give you a very conservative list of food and drugs to avoid to cover their as*es. Like no caffiene-heck you can drink caffiene as long as you do it in moderation. Good luck and let me know what you think and what your doc says.Ty
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