![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 3 of 3. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by Erich on January 2, 1999, at 16:10:04
Nardil after it helped me a lot with my deep long term major depression is inducing me now rapid cycling (unipolar in the depressive pole).
What is this due to????
What should I do now??? Mood stabilizers seems not to be helpful enough (I tried depakote and lithium as well as gabapentin) and if I take Nardil off I get deeply depressed while if I take it up rapid cyclying is persistent.I need help! Any idea of what s going on in my brain?
Any kind of pharmacodynamic way you can explain all this??
Any way I can do something about it???Thanx very much
Erich
Posted by Pam on January 4, 1999, at 2:08:12
In reply to unipolar depressive AD's induced rapid cyclying!!!, posted by Erich on January 2, 1999, at 16:10:04
> Nardil after it helped me a lot with my deep long term major depression is inducing me now rapid cycling (unipolar in the depressive pole).
> What is this due to????
> What should I do now??? Mood stabilizers seems not to be helpful enough (I tried depakote and lithium as well as gabapentin) and if I take Nardil off I get deeply depressed while if I take it up rapid cyclying is persistent.
> I need help! Any idea of what s going on in my brain?
> Any kind of pharmacodynamic way you can explain all this??
> Any way I can do something about it???
> Thanx very much
> Erich
>> Erich. I have had the experience you describe.
Took Zoloft for depression and went flying high into mania. Seems this is a fairly common thing - especially with the SSRIs. I am now on Celexa, depakote and neurontin ( but I'm bp). No
major mood swings in a long time. keep trying to find an AD that does not cause you mania. Good luck
Posted by Nancy on January 4, 1999, at 6:40:57
In reply to Re: unipolar depressive AD's induced rapid cyclying!!!, posted by Pam on January 4, 1999, at 2:08:12
I was only depressed before I started on Prozac without a mood stabilizer. The doc should have known better than to strictly place me on Prozac. In the past, I've had episodes where I don't even shut my eyes for a couple of months or more at a time. Never tired. Trained at the gym twice a day, worked full time, did my pre-med physician rounds part-time, and still had time to dig up research material for my physician mentors. So, I haven't a clue as to why this doctor would place me on an AD without mood stabilizing coverage! It was because of this foolish act that I've suffered from ultra-rapid cycling (extreme swings several times a day). I was on a God-like high then would crash into a deeply suicidal planning episode. Bad combination when you drive a '93 convertible Corvette and own a 9mm semi-automatic.
A word to the wise. Do your research first, then see a good doctor. Don't take some drug just because the man has a liscense to push pills!
Happy New Year All,
Nancy
P.S. My last suicide attempt was New Year's Eve. I was comatose for two days. I can manage the mood swings, some depression, some sleepless nights but, I CAN'T HANDLE THE PAIN! When will it ever end?!
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Medication | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.