Posted by Vincent_QC on January 18, 2009, at 5:56:35
In reply to Re: Switch from Parnate to (TCAs, Cymbalta)?Help ;-), posted by desolationrower on January 11, 2009, at 1:50:20
> my impression is fluvoxamine is the worst for erectile dysfunction. it inhibits NO as well as the usual sri problems.
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> -d/rThe Luvox option is a no no option for me , a ssri is a ssri anyway...so I don't see why I will answer to the Luvox more weel than another one...
SSRI tend to make me feel like I have some anhedonia feeling...mean that each time I try one SSRI drug that I never try or I do a second try of a drug, I lost all the minimum amount of motivation and energy I have when I start it and after i'm left without any motivation or energy and i'm worse than ever...
I try some "cocktails" or "combos" to help me, I add some anticonvulsives drugs on the top of my regular SSRI, I add stimulant drug like the Ritalin, I also try to add a NDRI like the Wellbutrin...nothing seem to help to help me with the energy and motivation levels in my case.
So I wonder now if it's a good thing to ask for a TCA who work by giving more energy than one who will help me more with anxiety (Desipramine VS imipramine or Nortriptyline)...since anxiety is often associated with a calming effect of a drug, not the stimulation...but it's another "fight" here...since some people like me never had more anxiety from things who excited them like the Coffee for example...maybe a stimulant drug alone will help? Something like the generic version of Adderall-XR, since it's not cover ny insurrance here and it's very expensive...
For now I have to drink more than 8 to 10 big "glass" of coffee to stay awake a little bit at daytime and to be able to do something (like comming visit this website and answer to some posts or threads)...
So my question is for you -d/r , witch ones (TCA) I have to ask to my Pdoc? Desipramine, for the no weight gain and increase energy level??? Or I ask just for a stimulant...Do you think it's possible to mix a stimulant with a TCA?... Did I will get some help in social phobia departement with a TCA, since they are rated to be inneffective for social phobia in a lot of books and also in a lot of studies on the internet...???
Well thanks for you future answer and help!
Take care of you ;-)
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