Posted by SLS on August 4, 2022, at 13:04:02
In reply to Re: Retrying escitalopram » SLS, posted by linkadge on August 4, 2022, at 7:48:26
Thank you, Linkadge.
I was not aware of that. I am still taking nortriptyline at a dosage of 100 mg/day. I relapse at 150 mg/day. I think people with chronic depressive disorders are more likely to contract a neurodegenerative disease than are healthy people. This includes Alzheimer's Disease. That's why I have stayed on a low dosage of lithium for all of these years. More recently, my mother contracted Alzheimer's, so it is a concern of mine.
- Scott
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> Thanks for the post. I am currently taking 300mg of lithium (although, more recently, I have been cutting this back to experiment).
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> I am also prescribed ritalin (20mg) and mirtazapine (7.5mg) as well as the mentioned escitalopram (5mg).
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> The real problem is that I am not taking these meds at the prescribed doses. So, in a sense I have not been compliant with my treatment.
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> BTW: I am not sure if you are still taking nortriptyline. If so, are you aware that it may have an anti-parkinson's effect? Nortriptyline has the unique ability to be able to declump alpha-synuclein which may make translate to protection from parkinson's and lewy bodies. You can do a google search (nortriptyline + parkinson's). I thought you might be interested if you're concerned about neurodegenerative diseases.
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