Posted by Racer on July 30, 2006, at 15:41:51
In reply to What would you do? EMSAM, posted by mayzee on July 30, 2006, at 15:11:26
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> *What would you do if you were me?*
>I'd get awfully frustrated and probably give up on meds -- again -- before climbing onto the sofa to cry for a week. At least, that's what I have done in the past...
I guess, with the facts as you've put them forth, I'd probably give it another week. Go out and get a BP cuff, if you don't already have one, to make sure that it really is BP and not something that just mimics the symptoms. (I've had a couple of situations that met that criteria: I thought my BP was low, but that wasn't causing my problems after all. Something else going on.) And, if it really is BP, and it really doesn't go away after a week, I'd give the 6mg patch another shot. See if you keep the AD effects. If not, I'd ask my doctor about trying Florinef to support my BP while going back up to 9mg.
> P.P.S. other drugs I’ve taken without success: zoloft, effexor, prozac, paxil, wellbutrin, luvox, lexapro, cymbaltaThis is really why I'm answering, though... Yes, you could try a TCA, or an MAOI, but have you tried combinations of those meds? Did any of them, at adequate trials at therapeutic doses, offer any improvement? I did OK for a couple of years on Effexor and Prozac, although neither alone helped much. It could be that combining a couple of them would help, even though nothing worked completely on its own.
Good luck.
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