Posted by Ritch on July 28, 2002, at 20:48:32
In reply to Re: Bipolar II's and AD's, posted by cybercafe on July 28, 2002, at 20:07:35
> > I haven't tried MAOI's, just tricyclics, SSRI's, and the new ones. Tricyclics didn't work well by themselves. Wellbutrin is too sleep disruptive. Remeron/Serzone/Trazodone made me sleep all the time. Probably low-dose SSRI's and Effexor. It seems that the dosages that work the best are anywhere from 1/4 to 1/8 of the "standard" dose they make (2.5mg of Prozac/Celexa, 12.5mg of Zoloft/Effexor)
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> Hey Mitch do you have atypical or melancholic depression?
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My depressions are seasonal SAD-like episodes. I have two per year. One is in the summer and one is in late fall early winter. The summertime one tends to be more of a mixed bipolar depression with more anxiety and insomnia--also I feel more alert and OK in the morning with afternoon/evenings becoming lethargic and fatigued with rebound alertness later in the evening with insomnia/broken, reduced sleep. The wintertime one is associated with weight gain, carbohydrate cravings, and hypersomnia--sleeping late into the mornings and still not feeling rested. How that fits into "atypical" or not, I am not sure.Mitch
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