Posted by zonked on June 7, 2010, at 21:00:58
Marplan has been upped to 50mg/day since Thurs or Friday. Friday was an OK day for me, felt more like myself; and in fact I was able to relax on my bed and just be myself (you all know that feeling--something robbed of so many of us in depression) and read--I even called my best friend and spoke on the phone for an hour!
Next morning I felt OK, and then the feeling slipped and has not returned yet.. Wondering if these brief periods are indicative that I may respond later or at a higher dose...(Started the drug on 5/13 I think.)
I am going to tough this out as long as I possibly can--I have found several anecdotal posts in various forums where folks have said it took 4-6 weeks.
What I'd really like to do is read the actual journal articles about this drug (not just the abstracts), but my social anxiety is so bad I wonder if I can make it to the med school library and back.
Can anyone blame me for being obcessed with getting this illness under control again? I am tired of suffering--my Mom has brain cancer and I want to get better before she gets sick.
SLS--did you give up on Marplan? I'd really like to know how you're doing...
-z
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