Posted by SLS on July 21, 2011, at 5:30:58
In reply to Re: Study: AD use linked to **MORE** relapses » SLS, posted by Bob on July 21, 2011, at 0:40:01
> I know through personal experience that, of the available psychotropics, I respond to a treatment regime that must include a combination of two antidepressants - MAOI and TCA.
> >
> > - Scott
>
>
> Scott,
>
> What is your experience with SSRIs? I've noticed that they're never considered in your current or recent cocktails. Don't the MAOIs cause significant side effects for you, or did you find that the longer you were on them the less pronounced they became?
>
> Bob
Hi Bob.I was first exposed to a SSRI in 1983. It was a French drug called Indalpine. I don't know that it is still around, but it also had positive effects on anxiety; though at the cost of moderate amotivation.
The only SSRI drugs that I have not tried are Celexa and Luvox. My history with SSRIs is that I experience a brief 3-day improvement of depression in the first or second weeks. The side effects of SSRIs I experience are fairly typical. but tolerable. Nardil and Parnate both have produced side effects for me that eventually mitigated with time. I *almost* don't know that I am taking them after 4-6 months. I have found this also to be true of some TCAs, even when combined with other antidepressants. Of course, I can only guarantee how these drugs affect me but not everyone else.
Here are the majority of dugs that I have tried over the years to treat bipolar depression. It does not list drug combinations, however. The list would be very long were they included. Not all of the items are antidepressants.
- Scott
-----------------------------------------------adinazolam
agomelatine
alprazolam
amitriptyline
amoxapine
amphetamine
aripiprazole
asenapine
bromocriptine
bupropion
carbamazepine
chloral hydrate
chlorpromazine
clomipramine
clonazepam
clorgyline
desipramine
doxycycline
duloxetine
escitalopram
fluoxetine
fluphenazine
gabapentin
idazoxan
iloperidone
imipramine
indalpine
isocarboxezid
lamotrigine
levitiracetam
lithium
lorazepam
lurasidone
methylphenadate
mifepristone
milnacipran
mirtazapine
moclobemide
modafinil
nomifensine
nortriptyline
olanzapine
oxcarbazepine
paroxetine
pemoline
perphanazine
phenelzine
PKU-8059
pregabalin
protriptyline
quetiapine
reboxetine
risperidone
selegiline
sulpiride
temazepam
thioridazine
thyroxine T4
topiramate
tranylcypromine
trazodone
triazolam
triiodothyronine T3
trimipramine
valproate
venlafaxine
viqualine
ziprasidone
zaleplon
zolpidem
zonisamide
----------------------------------------- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.
poster:SLS
thread:991400
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20110714/msgs/991497.html