Posted by ChicagoKat on October 12, 2012, at 13:04:45
In reply to Re: Nardil only working half the time. Appt tommorow., posted by enndub on October 11, 2012, at 21:35:51
I think Wellbutrin may be one of the drugs you actually can safely add to therapy with an MAOI, but I'd need confirmation on that.
You could also augment your MAOI with a TCA or low dose stimulants.
Kat> > Nick not knowing much about the Maois. But with your symptoms maybe wellbutrin. I say this as it would give you a lot more choices with other med choices to add if need be. And didn't you say bipolar? That with a mood stablizer could be a better choic. You are young? Phillipa
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> Thanks Phillipa,
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> Wellbutrin will probably be my next choice if the Nardil doesn't work out. I would be inclined to try augmenting the Nardil first because I've already been on it for months and don't want to go through a washout and then wait for another antidepressant to start working. Nardil has given me far better results than anything so far, they are just so darn inconsistent.
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> I have never had any bipolar symptoms unmedicated or hypomania on antidepressants, so I don't know how likely bipolar is. I just have ups and downs on Nardil and had extremely early onset of anxiety and dysthimia, which I have read can be an early warning sign of bipolar II. The anxiety came first and some of my earliest memories are stupid things that I blew way out of proportion and replayed in my mind for years. The dysthimia came later, I think around age 11 and has been slowly getting worse until now. Also I have had one severe major depressive episode at age 19. I am currently 22 years old.
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> Thanks for your input!
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> Nick
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