Posted by Adam on November 14, 1999, at 23:46:28
In reply to Re: atypical depression: Adam, posted by Scott L. Schofield on November 14, 1999, at 20:15:55
>
> I'm confused. Has selegiline been helpful?
> I hope so.
>
Yes, it has, as far as improving my mood. It hasn't been a very good anxiolytic. Unfortunately,
I cannot augment selegiline at the present as I am being administered selegiline through a clinical trial,
and the trial protocol doesn't allow the use of other psychoactive medications.
> What about Zoloft + Wellbutrin. I've seen some encouraging posts regarding this combination.
>
The reasons one of my old pdocs prescribed Wellbutrin as an augmentation to Effexor was to help with
depression and also counteract sexual side effects. It did neither. I found Effexor to be, if anything,
a better antidepressent than Zoloft (though I use "better" rather charitably). Though I haven't tried
Zoloft+Wellbutrin, and thus can't say for certain that it wouldn't work, I think it's safe to assume,
given the failure of Zoloft alone or Effexor+Wellbutrin to help me in a way that made the side effects
worth enduring, that this would not be a viable approach.I have a feeling that, barring some unforseen advances in psychopharmacology, that an MAOI will be my
treatment for good. Knowing what I know now, this isn't so bad, when you think about it.
poster:Adam
thread:4802
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/19991108/msgs/15221.html