Posted by Tomatheus on November 2, 2010, at 16:36:55
In reply to Re: Another question..., posted by morgan miller on November 2, 2010, at 14:07:40
Morgan,
Thank you for everything that you've written. Yeah, it is frustrating that I really haven't found anything that's brought my depressive symptoms into remission for too long, with the exception of Nardil. I am thankful, though, that I'm getting a partial response from the medications that I'm currently taking and that my depression isn't as severe as it used to be. As I've said, I have some doubts that I'll ever feel the way that I felt when my depression was in remission, but I will keep trying different things to try to restore my sense of well being as much as possible.
I only stayed on Zoloft for a little less than a week when I tried it because I actually experienced a strong increase in my depressive symptoms while I was on it. I experienced rapid cycling when I took the SSRIs Paxil and Prozac, so perhaps what I experienced before I discontinued the Zoloft was a dip into the depressive phase of the cycling that I usually get when I take SSRIs. Whether or not the depression that I experienced on Zoloft was related to rapid cycling, I really couldn't tolerate it.
My most recent diagnosis is schizoaffective disorder, but I've recently switched doctors and still haven't received an official diagnosis from my new doctor. My guess is that he'll keep the schizoaffective diagnosis that my previous doctor gave me. Basically what I've got are depressive symptoms (particularly lack of energy, hypersomnia, psychomotor retardation, and anhedonia), some positive psychotic symptoms (relatively mild hallucinations, ideas of reference, and thought insertions), negative psychotic symptoms (avolition, alogia, and a little bit of affective flattening), and psychosis-related cognitive impairment.
Thank you for suggesting New Chapter's Serofin as a brand of St. John's Wort to take. It's something I'll have to consider.
I have tried resveratrol before, and it was the Vitaline "Resveratrol-forte" product. I'm not sure how it compares to other resveratrol products in terms of quality. I don't remember it doing a whole lot, but I also don't remember staying on it for long, so it might be worth trying again at some point. It certainly wouldn't hurt to do so.
Well, thanks again for all of your suggestions. You've given me a lot to think about, especially as far as potential treatments go.
Have a good evening,
Tomatheus
Diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. Currently taking 5 mg Abilify, 12.5 mg Lamictal, 2.25 mg Hydergine, and three supplements.
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