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Posted by JadeKelly on February 11, 2009, at 3:12:58
In reply to Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by JadeKelly on February 11, 2009, at 3:06:49
> What was your BEST antidepressant ever?
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> Please ONLY POSITIVE stories here!!!!
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> Lets here it for those that worked when you needed them to!
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> What was your dx at the time?I'll go first: Parnate
It pulled me out of he*l and I feel good/great
Major Deppresive Disorder
I'm now in therapy to get to 110%!!!!
NEXT!!!
Posted by Garnet71 on February 11, 2009, at 3:25:32
In reply to Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by JadeKelly on February 11, 2009, at 3:06:49
Wellbutrin!!!!
PTSD/Major Depression
Posted by SLS on February 11, 2009, at 7:38:13
In reply to Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by JadeKelly on February 11, 2009, at 3:06:49
> What was your BEST antidepressant ever?
>
> Please ONLY POSITIVE stories here!!!!
>
> Lets here it for those that worked when you needed them to!
>
> What was your dx at the time?
Bipolar Disorder, Type IIIClorgyline
Clorgyline is an MAOI that was singularly the most potent antidepressant drug I ever tried. It is no longer manufactured for human consumption. They do give it to mice and rats, though. It is currently used as a biological probe. It is selective for MAO-A.
Of available drugs, a combination of Parnate + desipramine seems to work best for me, especially when combined with Lamictal and Abilify. I wish there were a single drug that would make a dent.
- Scott
Posted by Phillipa on February 11, 2009, at 10:35:57
In reply to Re: Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by SLS on February 11, 2009, at 7:38:13
Well since anxiety leads to depression for me it's a pre ad and that would be valium or xanax. Paxil for a short while at l0mg. And then luvox for two weeks. Phillipa
Posted by janejane on February 11, 2009, at 10:40:31
In reply to Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by JadeKelly on February 11, 2009, at 3:06:49
First and best was about a year on prozac 20 mg for major depression. I was single at the time so the libido-lowering effect was a bonus.
Posted by Maria3667 on February 11, 2009, at 13:03:12
In reply to Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by JadeKelly on February 11, 2009, at 3:06:49
Hi,
Well that must be Remeron ('cept 4 the weight gain)...-> felt wonderfully sociable, felt we were all positively connected and my libido got a great boost too. Good 4 sleep 2.
Or Elavil (Amitriptyline) is also an excellent mood brightener, good against anxiety too, great for sleep, no negative effects sexually.
Maria
> What was your BEST antidepressant ever?
>
> Please ONLY POSITIVE stories here!!!!
>
> Lets here it for those that worked when you needed them to!
>
> What was your dx at the time?
Posted by Glydin 3.9 on February 11, 2009, at 15:44:23
In reply to Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by JadeKelly on February 11, 2009, at 3:06:49
Lexapro....Four year anniversary of recovery coming up next month.
GAD, Panic attacks... and agoraphobia to boot.
Posted by raisinb on February 11, 2009, at 16:32:47
In reply to Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by JadeKelly on February 11, 2009, at 3:06:49
Major depression, recurring episodes
Welloft--Zoloft + Wellbutrin was absolutely the thing I needed when I needed it most.
Lexapro+Zoloft isn't doing a bad job, either, but it's not the manna from heaven Welloft was. But circumstances are different, too.
Posted by beaches09 on February 11, 2009, at 21:18:51
In reply to Re: Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!! » JadeKelly, posted by raisinb on February 11, 2009, at 16:32:47
> Major depression, recurring episodes
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> Welloft--Zoloft + Wellbutrin was absolutely the thing I needed when I needed it most.
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> Lexapro+Zoloft isn't doing a bad job, either, but it's not the manna from heaven Welloft was. But circumstances are different, too.Why are you taking 2 SSRI's?
Posted by rjlockhart04-08 on February 11, 2009, at 22:50:33
In reply to Re: Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by beaches09 on February 11, 2009, at 21:18:51
Prozac 40mg....increased a positive feeling of life. In this cirmumstance.
Wellbutrin was good for motivation, but, the limbic system reacted bad to it, almost felt having siezures. 300mg XL. I took this senior year in high school....it increased social anxiety.
rj
Posted by Pete1968 on February 11, 2009, at 23:13:16
In reply to Re: Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by rjlockhart04-08 on February 11, 2009, at 22:50:33
NEFAZODONE! Best sex drive I ever had on an AD, and a relief from GAD to boot! It was like being on a mild E all the time. Its a damn shame they killed it.
Posted by Tomatheus on February 12, 2009, at 4:38:04
In reply to Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by JadeKelly on February 11, 2009, at 3:06:49
Nardil -- 75 mg/day of the Australian version brought my severe anergic depressive symptoms into full remission for a month. I responded partially to 60 mg/day of the U.S. version of Nardil for two months before I receive what I suspect was a bad batch.
My diagnosis at the time was major depressive disorder, recurrent.
Tomatheus
Posted by uncouth on February 12, 2009, at 11:06:35
In reply to Re: Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by Tomatheus on February 12, 2009, at 4:38:04
EFFEXOR 300MG
2nd place: Parnate
What didn't work: Wellbutrin, Cymbalta, Lamictal, Desipramine, Nardil (could have worked but side effects were killer)
Posted by herpills on February 12, 2009, at 13:35:04
In reply to Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by JadeKelly on February 11, 2009, at 3:06:49
10mg Lexapro worked great for depression symptoms when I was diagnosed with major depression disorder + GAD. Made anxiety/hypomania worse, now take 200mg Lamictal and 5mg Lexapro, have had very very little depression symptoms for over a year now! herpills
Posted by NickCave on February 12, 2009, at 15:26:41
In reply to Re: Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by herpills on February 12, 2009, at 13:35:04
Please post the dosage of the medication as well.
Mine is 10mg lexapro
Posted by sam K on February 14, 2009, at 1:43:07
In reply to Re: Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by JadeKelly on February 11, 2009, at 3:12:58
HEY JADE!!
my best AD is NONE lol...... but soon Ill get one.......muhahaha
maybe luvox or lexapro.....
luvox 75
lexapro 10-20
coffee 20-30 cups jkin
Posted by bleauberry on February 14, 2009, at 18:09:00
In reply to Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by JadeKelly on February 11, 2009, at 3:06:49
St Johns Wort. It was awesome.
Long story why that has changed, but since the question was what the best AD was, SJW wins big time over the ssris and snris.
Posted by Larry Hoover on February 14, 2009, at 18:14:30
In reply to Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by JadeKelly on February 11, 2009, at 3:06:49
St. John's wort, hands down.
Double depression, PTSD.
Lar
Posted by sam K on February 14, 2009, at 19:05:44
In reply to Re: Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by Larry Hoover on February 14, 2009, at 18:14:30
woah st johns wort.. That's great, I'm so glad their are herbs that help people. so cool. Its not potent for me, plus it made me anxious.
none of those natural things work for me.................. tried everything. ashwaganda was super interesting. That had alot of effects on me.
Posted by Phillipa on February 14, 2009, at 19:35:21
In reply to Re: Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by Larry Hoover on February 14, 2009, at 18:14:30
Really and it's natural right? Any doseage? And any anxiety? Know you've taken luvox so it might also work for me as like natural products. Phillipa
Posted by softheprairie on February 14, 2009, at 23:59:15
In reply to Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by JadeKelly on February 11, 2009, at 3:06:49
Desipramine, 300 mg (which is a quite high dose, it's pills come in increments starting as low as 10 mg, I think). I take a beta blocker, Bystolic/nebivolol, at 2.5mg a day to counteract the heart palpitations, tachycardia, and anxiety caused by the desipramine. But don't let that scare you off! Desipramine rocks.
(I'm also on several other meds, some psychiatric and some for non-psych conditions, such as type 2 diabetes.)
My psychiatrist lists my conditions from most prominent to least as OCD, major depressive disorder, and ADD -- inattentive type. The desipramine just helps the depression for me, not the OCD nor ADD.
> What was your BEST antidepressant ever?
>
> Please ONLY POSITIVE stories here!!!!
>
> Lets here it for those that worked when you needed them to!
>
> What was your dx at the time?
Posted by JadeKelly on February 15, 2009, at 12:37:07
In reply to Re: Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by sam K on February 14, 2009, at 1:43:07
> HEY JADE!!
> my best AD is NONE lol...... but soon Ill get one.......muhahaha
> maybe luvox or lexapro.....
> luvox 75
> lexapro 10-20
> coffee 20-30 cups jkinHEY SAM!!!
I must insist you put that DEMON coffee away NOW.....muhahaha >;-(
haha,Jade
Posted by Larry Hoover on February 15, 2009, at 15:01:43
In reply to Re: Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!! » Larry Hoover, posted by Phillipa on February 14, 2009, at 19:35:21
> Really and it's natural right? Any doseage? And any anxiety? Know you've taken luvox so it might also work for me as like natural products. Phillipa
It's a drug. I wouldn't look at it any other way.
You can safely use whatever you can tolerate. There are no known toxic reactions from it, although individuals may find it intolerable in their own situation.
I had no anxiety from it, but sam K apparently did. I think it's important to recognize how many different drugs have been given the honour of best antidepressant ever. We're all different.
Lar
Posted by bulldog2 on February 15, 2009, at 15:34:39
In reply to Re: Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by Larry Hoover on February 14, 2009, at 18:14:30
> St. John's wort, hands down.
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> Double depression, PTSD.
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> LarThe problem with sjw is that it can effect the levels of any meds that you take. I take some meds for other conditions do I don't know if it's safe.
Posted by Garnet71 on February 15, 2009, at 21:45:57
In reply to Re: Your best Antidepressant Ever!!!!, posted by Larry Hoover on February 14, 2009, at 18:14:30
> St. John's wort, hands down.
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> Double depression, PTSD.
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> Lar------------------------
SAM-e - the #1 drug prescribed in Germany.I've asked 2 psychiatrists in the past if they would be willing to work with me taking SAMe or HTTP or other alternatives to xxRIs. They didn't even want to consider it. I wasn't comfortable self medicating, so I never fully explored these options. I understand PDocs can't vouch for the quality of these drugs/herbs, but it would be great if they could be a bit more open to these.
Lar, did you have a PDoc work with you, or is this something you figured out on your own?
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