Posted by Ritch on May 15, 2002, at 10:13:22
In reply to Re: Remeron increase - Day 4. » Ritch, posted by BarbaraCat on May 15, 2002, at 1:19:52
> > Barb,
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> > Just an observation, but you seem to have reactive type depressive symptoms. I wonder if you might be better off on an MAOI like phenelzine or tranylcypromine or something like that.
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> What are these MAOI's? I'm not familiar with them as typical ones used in the USA. MAOI's are the one class of ADs I've never tried, and I'm very leery of the dietary restrictions. Aren't there newer reversable ones that that are more forgiving?
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> One other (probably crucial) point in all this is that my mail order pharmacy didn't get my lithium prescription refilled for over a week and I ran out during this time. I think some of my earlier hypomanic symptoms were due to this - recall the dancing for hours a few nights ago, needing less sleep, life is dazzzzzling. I become like an over-reactive fuse during these times and the scales are easily tipped. I just received my pills and started taking them again this afternoon, so even though this may add new variables to the *research* data, the lithium seems to be a necessary parameter.
Barb,I haven't tried MAOI's yet either. I too, am leery about them because of my tendency to hyperrespond to medications and side effects. There is moclobemide (avail. in Canada), that doesn't have the dietary restrictions and I would love to try. There is selegiline (Eldeprenyl), which has no dietary restrictions at the recommended dosage and is available here in the US (I think it is a little pricey). Ah!, so you were without lithium for few days, heh? It could have a been a rebound withdrawal effect of the lithium. I remember when I was just taking 300mg at bedtime, and missed a dose, I definitely could tell the next day.
Mitch
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