Posted by jedi on April 24, 2006, at 3:19:51
In reply to When is it time to try a MAOI?, posted by UgottaHaveHOPE on April 19, 2006, at 0:12:46
Hi,
IMHO MAOIs should be a 2nd tier choice for treatment resistant atypical depression with social anxiety. With most doctors now, they seem to be the treatment of last resort. They are probably discussed and used here on Babble much more because so many of the people here are treatment resistant. I have been on 30+ different combinations of antidepressants. Nardil with clonazepam is the only combination that worked for my major atypical depression and social anxiety. Sometimes it takes a few weeks to work, but if it does work it is a very amazing feeling; unlike any other antidepressant. You can literally go from being completely hopeless one day to having the world by the tail the next day. It is the only med that has pulled me out of my major depressions. I will not hesitate for a minute to return to the drug should my major depression return.
Good luck,
Jedi
> What is the best one for anxiety, then depression? Is it hard to convince a doc to let you try one with all the new meds? Are they better than the SSRI's (to me, it sounds like ppl swear by them).
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> Any insight would be appreciated.
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