Posted by sorsha on September 7, 2001, at 18:13:08
In reply to Re: Topamax: Crying Jags/Suicidal Thoughts -- Jay, posted by Elzabeth on September 7, 2001, at 11:46:49
>About twenty percent of depressions do not respond easily to AD. I went through six years before finding a combination that worked. The SSRIs worked pretty well but I needed Imiprimine also, a tri-cyclic. the tri-cyclics are excellent anti-depressants but have a few more side effects. It wasnt until I added lithium that my depression totally disappeared and for the first time in my life I have been enjoying normal mood even through a terrible divorce. I tollerate lithium well although others dont like it. I have been told it is the most common adjunct to AD for resistant depression but I know where I work the nurses like to use topomax and never prescribe lithium. Sometimes I wish I could have had shock treatment thinking it would not have side effects. I hate the sexual dysfunction effects of the SSRIs but if I dont take them I get depressed. I wish theren were something else to try but I have not found it.
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