Posted by Enigma on September 26, 2006, at 13:57:15
What am I supposed to do now that everything I've tried for years has failed?
Nardil Pros:
About the only drug that has helped my depressionNardil Cons:
-Fatigued ALL day - useless around the house (out of work too)
-"Sleep waves" - Narcolepsy type fatigue that forces me to sleep, 1-2 times a day - restless sleep too
-Severe Insomnia - nothing I've taken besides Melatonin has helped it (but still need to nap twice a day, and still fatigued, even after 8 hours of sleep in a row)
-Severe sweating over the smallest exertion or heat
-Only brings me out of severe depression, about 5-6/10, 10 being happy, 1 being suicidal
-All the side effect cause their own depression!I've tried every major SSRI - all failed, 2 made me suicidal.
Parnate was intolerable - more side effects than Nardil for me
Emsam was working (partially), full dose, but caused severe application site reactions, had no choice but to discontinue - rashes were everywhere
ECT was only partially successful, but caused permanent memory loss - won't do it again.What the hell am I supposed to do now?
I've also tried a couple tricyclics (sp?) - no effect, and some anti-psychotics, with no real effect.
I'd be happier under a bus.
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