Posted by linkadge on May 9, 2010, at 12:53:30
In reply to Re: Question for Linkadge (anyone can comment though) » Roslynn, posted by Bob on May 9, 2010, at 12:34:09
I don't mind the TCA's being dirty. They kind of fill a need for me for a med that just wacks you out. WIth the SSRI's my brain is still too much "there" to forget about my problems.
With the TCA's (at least amitriptyline) I can really get a break from negative moods. Somtimes just taking 20mg and sleeping through saturday and sunday is enough to reset my brain for the next week. Sometimes it takes a few days untill I start feeling the same thought patterns coming back.
No, not something I can tollerate long term, but I fufils a need that other meds don't. Like shock therapy I guess. You wake up wondering what the hell just happened, but it works for some - relapse or not.
Doxapin was even more so this way - but very effective in its own right.
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