Posted by 4WD on July 11, 2005, at 22:12:40
In reply to Re: Trileptal is pooping-out on me., posted by SLS on July 11, 2005, at 6:50:37
> Hi Ed.
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> > > There is just no way.
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> > Well.....you're still on a low dose. Plenty of room for increases.
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> I raised the dosage a few days ago from 900mg to 1200mg. I can tell already that there won't be any remission with this drug. All I ask for is 50% to go back to work. It won't happen. I am fortunate that I am currently getting 15% from the other drugs I am taking. However, I have been sad and demoralized that this stuff won't work.
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> > > I guess mifepristone is the next stop on this train.
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> > Any idea when you might be able to start taking it?
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> Not entirely sure. The FDA is asking that my doctor have an institutional review board (IRB). The agent responsible for dispensation of the drug tells me that many of the cases she has handled have not required this. Otherwise, all the paperwork is done. It would be about a month before I could actually be swallowing pills.
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> - Scctt
>Scott, I am so sorry. I will redirect my praying to the mifepristone trial.
Have you ever had a period of being off all meds? I know you've said your depression isn't the deep sad kind, more of a constant dysthymia and psychomotor and cognitive slowing. What if you stopped everything (except maybe a mood stabilizer) for a few weeks and then restarted a trial of Parnate and desipramine? Might it work again after a break? Or retry Nardil after a break? Or even try Symbyax? What did Zyprexa do for you? Anything?
Marsha
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