Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 851790

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pills for depression

Posted by Jamie R on September 13, 2008, at 12:28:59

I am using pills to cure my depression.

Those pills included
- st. john's wort
- oxycarbamazepine
- 5-htp
- diphenhydramine

Re: pills for depression

Posted by Jamie R on September 13, 2008, at 12:28:59

In reply to pills for depression, posted by Jamie R on September 10, 2008, at 17:38:54

Oh, I also have futzed with
- arginine
- vitamin a,d,e (for pkc substrates)

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> I am using pills to cure my depression.
>
> Those pills included
> - st. john's wort
> - oxycarbamazepine
> - 5-htp
> - diphenhydramine

Re: pills for depression

Posted by JayMac on September 13, 2008, at 12:28:59

In reply to Re: pills for depression, posted by Jamie R on September 10, 2008, at 17:40:35

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> Oh, I also have futzed with
> - arginine
> - vitamin a,d,e (for pkc substrates)
>
>
> >
> > I am using pills to cure my depression.
> >
> > Those pills included
> > - st. john's wort
> > - oxycarbamazepine
> > - 5-htp
> > - diphenhydramine

Hi Jamie,
Welcome to Babble! How are those working for you?

Re: pills for depression » JayMac

Posted by Jamie R on September 13, 2008, at 12:28:59

In reply to Re: pills for depression, posted by JayMac on September 10, 2008, at 18:36:28

I have been working on this for a while now with mixed results. The cure would lead to discontinuation of my meds.

Thanks for your reply.

Regards,
Jamie

> >
> > Oh, I also have futzed with
> > - arginine
> > - vitamin a,d,e (for pkc substrates)
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I am using pills to cure my depression.
> > >
> > > Those pills included
> > > - st. john's wort
> > > - oxycarbamazepine
> > > - 5-htp
> > > - diphenhydramine
>
> Hi Jamie,
> Welcome to Babble! How are those working for you?
>

Re: pills for depression

Posted by manic666 on September 13, 2008, at 12:28:59

In reply to Re: pills for depression » JayMac, posted by Jamie R on September 10, 2008, at 18:46:01

your not on meds to are you, if so st johns wort an 5ht are a no no,manic666

Re: pills for depression

Posted by Jamie R on September 13, 2008, at 12:28:59

In reply to Re: pills for depression, posted by manic666 on September 11, 2008, at 4:18:14

> your not on meds to are you, if so st johns wort an 5ht are a no no,manic666

I don't use an SSRI with this concoction. I do
take Wellbutrin.

Thank you.
James

Re: pills for depression » Jamie R

Posted by Phillipa on September 13, 2008, at 12:52:01

In reply to Re: pills for depression, posted by Jamie R on September 13, 2008, at 12:28:59

Any other meds? Love Phillipa

Re: pills for depression » Jamie R

Posted by yxibow on September 18, 2008, at 5:41:24

In reply to pills for depression, posted by Jamie R on September 13, 2008, at 12:28:59

>
> I am using pills to cure my depression.
>
> Those pills included
> - st. john's wort
> - oxycarbamazepine
> - 5-htp
> - diphenhydramine

Welcome -- and well, you have your choices, but hmm.... if it is biochemical depression, there are swings when you will have it and times when you won't -- there isn't a "cure", there are palleatives.

That is what unfortunately I have discovered in life with my extremely complicated disorder, is that everything is a palleative. Only time will tell how much things shift in my mind and what I do personally and psychologically to shift things.

I guess that sounded like a downer and I didn't want to say so, but we all search for relief, and maybe "cure" is that for you, so I will leave it there.

St. John's Wort has unknown consequences, it does have side effects, it I guess is a small MAOI, although that isn't really proven.

Trileptal (oxcarbazepine) can help with mood issues for some and is safer than Tegretol (carbamazepine).

5HTP may help with sleep, possibly, just as l-tryptophan could.

The Benadryl though I'm confused about -- it is a CNS depressant and for some a temporary high because of the belladonna like quality, but it can cause after-night depression. Depending on the amount you're taking it can tip over to a slight psychosis-like state (atropine, belladonna). I would go easy on it. Just a thought.

-- tidings

Jay

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