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Meds, Mind, Body & Benefits => Mental Health & HIV => Topic started by: shadowfluid on January 25, 2008, 05:11:50 am
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1. Celexa - severe agitation
2. Remeron - severe sedation/electric shocks throughout body from loud noises
3. Tofranil (lowest dose ever)- scary heart palpitations/made anxiety worse
4. St. John's Wort- good! then reaaal bad. Can't take anymore cuz I'm starting meds.
This has been a frustrating process. My university psych doc said I have to go elsewhere since I'm starting meds since I need my GP and Psych to "work together". Totally makes sense. Just inconvenient cuz I'm uninsured.
I'm not sure why my body seems to have a problem with antidepressants. I always "start low and go slow" but I can never tolerate them. I'm ready to give up. I feel like the depression has leveled off considerably in the last month but I have my episodic bad days and feel lost and underwater and doubt that it'll ever go away. I know this is a trial-and-error type of process but damn gina...I'm soo annoyed!
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Shadow, don't give up. There are a myriad of anti-d's out there. Is there a local mental health center in your area? Usually they will take someone who has no insurance, and put them on a sliding scale. And they usually have psychiatrists there also. This might be an option for you.
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I noticed that the original post is three months old. Things might have changed for you by now. If you're still battling depression, and still doing the trial-and-error medication search thing, get in touch, if you like, or post again on this thread. I could make some suggestions.
Jay
Love your torso, btw. ;)
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I want to suggest Lexapro.
David
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We should tread this subject very carefully when advising on this or that med. Of course, only a licensed physician should be doing that. I think we all know that though.
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I meant only that I have an interested knowledgeable amateur's response to give -- and 20 years of dealing with shrinks! Not pretending to be a doctor; but then again, I hope there are doctors not pretending to be me (and other patients).
Jay
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I wasn't suggeting you, Jay sweetie.
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My doc put me on 40mg paxil and 100mg amitriptylin to control the shocks. I take Atripla and it not suppose to interact negatively with Atripla or my other meds. I hope this helps, but ask your doc first.
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I meant only that I have an interested knowledgeable amateur's response to give -- and 20 years of dealing with shrinks! Not pretending to be a doctor; but then again, I hope there are doctors not pretending to be me (and other patients).
Jay
Thanks for the response...no need for meds for me. All better now. Took 8 months but I'm fine now. :)
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So what ended up working?
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So what ended up working?
Time (8 months) and therapy (6 months). It was my first episode. I hope to never go through that again. :)
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Great news that you came out the other side with time and therapy. There are different kinds of depression--some one-time episodes and some periodic. There are alternatives to medication, and never underestimate the impact of diet and exercise. If depression reoccurs at some point in the future I would ree-iterate what has already been said on this thread that there are a number of anti-depressants out there and some in different classes then you had apparently been tried on. You may get by fine without them, but for some they are pretty neccessary to get through it.
rick