Posted by rculater on December 30, 2010, at 16:43:19
In reply to Re: Anhedonia is wearing me down., posted by linkadge on December 30, 2010, at 16:14:41
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> Thats quite the conundrum, Conundrum. I havn't had much sucess (personally) with restarting SSRIs. Initially, they were somewhat usefull, but after stopping and restarting over the years, they seem to have stopped working entirely.
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> My last trial with prozac was a disaster - total sensory overload - increased sensitivity to light, sound, insomnia and worsening of cognition etc.
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> I think when the medications stop working, nutritional approaches still can help (not to sound like one of "those" people). Sometimes there are biochemical imbalances that go far beyond what standard medications can tweak - structural problems perhaps, that have resulted from years of depression's toll.
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> I definately feel better off meds at the moment, with the exception of occasional use of clonazepam.
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> Over the hollidays I've been sleeping like 16 hours a day, but I'm not fighting it. I think my brain is gaining something positive from it.
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> Have you thought about ot have you tried MAOIs ?Ive given up on SSRIs for the same reason you describe and can only see MAOIs as a next last resort option.
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