Posted by SalArmy4me on April 13, 2001, at 12:24:46
In reply to Tried everything else. Topamax for depression?, posted by dab on April 13, 2001, at 12:09:35
Topamax is an option...not one I would pick, but I'm not a doctor. {I was on Topamax for about 2 weeks until I couldn't tolerate it anymore}. Here's some stuff you may not have thought of:
Carbamazepine XR - less side effects than Lithium or divalproex sodium
Desipramine - the least side-effects of all the Tricyclics; one of the SNRIs
High-dose Venlafaxine - at higher doses Venlafaxine affects more chemicals than SSRIs.
Buspirone - an effective antidepressant and anxiolytic at high doses.
Dopamine Agonists - Pramipexole has two studies on it (I take it).
"Power Combinations" - Remeron+Effexor; Wellbutrin+Remeron, RemeronProzac
Augmentation of anything you have tried before with Lithium, Pindolol, or Buspar (i took pindolol
Foreign medications to the US: the RIMA Moclobemide; Reboxetine; Amisulpride, etc
Atypical Neuroleptics/Antipsychotics with antidepressant properties: Risperidone, Olanzapine, Seroquel, Geodon
Provigil - a stimulant that is possibly effective
Irreversable MAOIs - Phenelzine, Tranylcypromine. Extremely Effective.
MAOI-B - Selegiline, an antidepressant almost comparable to Phenelzine.
I wonder specifically if you have tried the MAOI's....
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