Posted by bleauberry on February 26, 2012, at 8:13:26
In reply to dysthymia =) MDD, posted by linkadge on February 23, 2012, at 18:45:55
Realizing we are all wired a bit different, and our own disease alters wiring even more, my experience suggests norepinephrine is the bigger player in dysthymia than the other neuros. Most people would tend to think dopamine but I disagree. But they are all involved to some degree...much interaction and crosstalk...but NE the main focus. The hard part is finding the right mechanism....more firing?....more reuptake?....which reuptake inhibitor?....more raw materials?....agonism?....antagonism?...how much effect needed, if any, on 5ht and DA along with NE?....
Anyway, for this failed ECT survivor, the best dysthymia treatments I have encountered are:
savella low dose
amisulpride
ultra low dose nortriptyline+zoloft
professional massage
anti-inflammation and antipathogen strategies
reading the New Testament
vicodin
rhodiola
music that is engaging and loud
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