Posted by jedi on July 1, 2011, at 1:25:01
In reply to Re: Atypical depression - medication no longer helping » policebox, posted by Bob on June 28, 2011, at 19:54:04
> I don't have any solutions to your problem, but I wanted to mention how similar my problem is to yours. I too have taken meds since the early to mid nineties and my condition and response is somewhat similar to you. I too experience fatigue and hypersomnia and have great difficulty concentrating as well as holding down a job. My condition is marked by significant anxiety problems as well.
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> More importantly, I too have gotten short duration responses to the drugs which have worked at all. The responses have been getting shorter over time as well as less robust. It seems that my brain somehow 'adapts' to the chemicals and then never responds the same way again. Nobody has ever been able to explain why and it just keeps getting worse. I have decided that I cannot try MAOIs because I would never survive the discontinuation and washout periods. The first time I tried Wellbutrin with Celexa it was robust and good for about a week, then it went downhill. I've tried it again a few times but never got any response nearly as effective.
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> This atypical condition is not good.Bob,
Nardil is the "BOMB" for atypical depression with anxiety. It will work when so many other meds have not. Most meds have a two week washout. Prozac is said to be five. When Nardil works for atypical depression it is like throwing a switch. The light just comes on when it kicks in. I used high dose benzos to get through the pain while I gave the Nardil a chance to work. Don't look past the MAOIs if you have treatment resistant atypical depression.
Be well,
Jedi
Jedi
Treatment resistant, atypical, double depression with social anxiety.
Nardil + clonazepam
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