Posted by Avenarius on November 10, 2011, at 21:32:18
In reply to Re: Emsam is neuroprotective. » Avenarius, posted by floatingbridge on November 9, 2011, at 22:32:29
Along with selegiline I take 0.5 to 1.0mg klonopin as needed, and ambien for sleep. (I also take synthroid for my hypothyroid condition.)
My diagnosis is textbook Atypical depression (though at least 10 doctors over 20 years failed
to recognize this).I have been on just about every antidepressant except remeron. Paxil helped somewhat for about 12 yrs, then I added Wellbutrin, and later switched to Effexor before having to give up ssri's and snri's altogether due to severe anticholinergic (mostly GI) side effects. I've been searching for a replacement for about 3 to 4 years. Selegiline is the first effective treatment in that time that hasn't given me severe pain and GI problems.
All of the AD's blunted my emotions but 50mg seleginine is the most severe in that regard. I think the dose was just too high. I'll see how it goes with 30mg and then perhaps try to augment if necessary with something dopaminergic like abilify.
If I give up on MAOIs I'll try remeron.
I was on a low dose of Cymbalta for a while and I thought it was pretty good relative to effexor or paxil, but that's not saying much. I don't know how anyone sticks it out long term on ssri's and snri's... just horrible side effects.
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