Posted by Quintal on April 3, 2007, at 12:35:42
In reply to Are The Only Meds That Work MAOI's That's All I se, posted by Phillipa on April 3, 2007, at 12:02:41
There are still threads on SSRIs Phillipa, like Denise on Lexapro for example, but I agree fewer people seem to post here about them. Maybe people who do well on SSRIs don't feel the need to come to forums like this where the advice is more on cocktails and more exotic drugs? I'm doing quite well on reboxetine and pramipexole so far, which isn't an SSRI obviously, but it shows there is still hope for other meds.
Have you thought about working on your fear of meds in therapy? Maybe that would be a good first step to getting you back on the road to recovery? Nardil sounds like an ideal drug for you if only you could overcome your fear of it. I think it could work wonders for you.
BTW re: "how could one week of each of those meds have mattered. I would think it would take longer." Imagine someone who usually drinks a few beers at night to relax suddenly starting to drink a bottle of spirits morning and night for two weeks. Do you not think they would have a hangover if they suddenly went back to drinking only a few beers at night? That's the nearest analogy I can think of to what is happening to you and why you're having withdrawal symptoms despite still taking Valium. Please don't take that the wrong way (I'm not comparing you to an alcoholic), I'm just trying to explain to you in crude terms what's going on.
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