Posted by CrimsonVik on April 23, 2007, at 21:06:43
In reply to New plan...Add Abilify to Emsam/ Anyone love it?, posted by stargazer on March 19, 2007, at 21:12:23
> What is it good for? My pdoc wants me to combine it with the Emsam I've been on since November. I wanted to switch to Nardil right away but somehow I always end up agreeing to what he suggests, I'm such a pushover.
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> Last November I wanted to try Nardil after Cymbalta tanked, but I agreed to trying Emsam first. Now here I am 5 months later, on Emsam without great improvement. My stress level is very high, I'm irritable, angry at the world and especially my pdoc for not being able to get me back to a functional life.
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> I don't think I feel comfortable with deciding what medications will work but I think I know more than my pdoc sometimes.
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> Although it was my choice last week to try Provigil, that has proven to be a disaster for me.
> Lots of dizziness, less attention span
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> Heres what my plan going in was today.
> 1. Try Nardil
> 2. Go back on Wellbutrin perhaps with Adderall.
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> His plan is:
> 1. Add Abilify to Emsam, he wanted 10 mg, I agreed to 5 mg.
> 2. Add Depakote, perhaps next.
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> I will try Abilfy but I don't want to waste another 5 months trying stuff that doesn't work!
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> Who likes Abilify, what should it do for me? I have TRD, not bipolar, some ADD features. My depression takes away any buffers which allow a normal person to filter meaningless stuff from entering their brain. My brain gets overoaded with minutiae and I have no ability to deflect the everyday stuff that should be ignored so that attention can be focused on important things.
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> Does anyone else have this type of depression? I don't know what to call it except I have been told I have dysthymia with major depression which has had some response to MAOs, Wellbutrin, Adderall, but never SSRI's alone.
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> Stargazer__________________________________________________
I tried Emsam last year/early this year...have been on Cymbalta with Abilify for a month, but I'm going to try Emsam again with Abilify bc I had a weight loss on Emsam.
I like Abilify!
Vicki
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