Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 57825

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Combining desipramine with stimulants and thyroid?

Posted by PhoenixGirl on March 28, 2001, at 16:40:27

I take desipramine and thyroid hormone, and although they are not effective enough against my depression, they are better than the dozen other meds I've tried over the past 10 years. I have considered adding a stimulant to boost their effectiveness and help me with my awful daytime fatigue. Is this a safe combination?

addendum

Posted by PhoenixGirl on March 28, 2001, at 16:47:19

In reply to Combining desipramine with stimulants and thyroid?, posted by PhoenixGirl on March 28, 2001, at 16:40:27

I wanted to add that sometimes doctors combine MAOIs with other antidepressants in treatment-resistant patients, even though this is considered an unsafe combination. I don't like the idea of trying something that may not be safe or healthy, but I can't keep living with depression for the rest of my life. Also, I have considered adding selegiline to my desipramine and levothroid. Selegiline is an MAOI-B inhibitor, and there have been no reports of MAOI-like interactions with other meds, like hypertensive crisis. Many doctors are too conservative I think, which only prolongs the suffering of treatment-resistant people like me.

Re: addendum

Posted by SalArmy4me on March 29, 2001, at 4:11:16

In reply to addendum, posted by PhoenixGirl on March 28, 2001, at 16:47:19

I think you might benefit from the addition of lithium, buspirone, or pindolol. Lithium I would give a 50% chance, and pindolol a 25% chance: http://www.med.nyu.edu/Psych/aug/

What does Pindolol do and does it cause sex probs?

Posted by PhoenixGirl on March 29, 2001, at 19:16:07

In reply to Re: addendum, posted by SalArmy4me on March 29, 2001, at 4:11:16

I've already tried lithium with no success.

> I think you might benefit from the addition of lithium, buspirone, or pindolol. Lithium I would give a 50% chance, and pindolol a 25% chance: http://www.med.nyu.edu/Psych/aug/

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