Posted by ace on November 9, 2003, at 21:06:02
In reply to Has anyone had luck restarting pooped out AD?, posted by Ilene on November 6, 2003, at 14:10:08
> I am about to re-start desipramine (I think the trade name is Norpramin), which was the first AD I ever took, about 15 years ago. I stopped taking it when I was trying for my 2nd kid, and it stopped working when I started taking it again.
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> Is there any chance it will work after giving it a 13-yr rest?Yeah!...TCA poop-out is very rare- I don't believe I've seen it happen before.
It had unpleasant side effects, but it worked as well as anything else.
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> The plan is to augment it with an anti-psychotic, probably risperidone (Risperdal), if necessary, to stop the intense circular ruminations.How about Amisulpride or Olanzapine?
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> The other plan is to wait until duloxetine (Cymbalta) is on the market or try venlaxafine (Effexor) again. I *hated* Effexor, but I was taking it with a handful of other drugs, including bupropion (Wellbutrin), which might have added to the twitchiness and all-around unpleasantness.
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> The pdoc thinks I need an SNRI. I'm not going to argue with her. At this point it's all hit or miss.
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> Any experiences here?
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> BTW, I've been trying tiagabine (Gabatril), and it keeps me awake at night! The pdoc was thought it was going to be the best thing since sliced bread. Back to neurontin. I need my sleep.
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> Ilene
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