Posted by willyee on February 21, 2007, at 0:12:21
In reply to Re: Nardil or Parnate?, posted by Phillipa on February 20, 2007, at 21:25:24
> Blueberry why not start with the EMSAM first? You can cut the patches as you're sensitive to meds. Love Phillipa
Why would she want to do that?If my reading here is correct unfortunatly she is not a rookie,and has had already ECT sessions?Textbook data actualy suggests the best treatment for hardcore depression is actualy ECT followed by maintainace parnate.
I know im partial to this drug so i can definatly widen my spectrum and see Nardil as just a valuable option.
Emsam HOWEVER,seems to have an extremly low success rate,and at the least would not be an option for someone such as blueberry who has been through your more hardcore treatments,either would the reversable maois,these emsam and the latter might,MIGHT be options for mild depression if that but in blueberrys case id definatly recomend you go as you plan to one of the two more solid options of either parnate or Nardil,as far as augmenting with a benzo youll learn that as you start and wouldent worry to much about it.Phillpa,you are using monotherapy benzo if im not mistaken,personaly unless its like xanax as needed for panic situations,i would never see a benzo used to treat a emotional disorder as monotherapy,they simply in my view arent built that way,and usualy lead to tolerance,worsend depression to horrid states,and possably quicker and more robust addiction and dependance.
Again this excludes there use on a as needed basis for panic like the most common xanax i.e plane rides,highway driving etc.
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