Posted by Noa on January 24, 2000, at 17:45:04
In reply to Re: Mood Elevator as adjunct to Antidepressant?, posted by PattyG on January 24, 2000, at 17:23:23
Patty,
I have been taking effexor xr a long time, and had to augment it with various things. Each time I developed another major depressive episode, or felt like my mood was flattening out, we added something else. These include: thyroid hormone (t3 and t4) after determining I was slightly hypothyroid; methylphenidate (ritalin) which gave me some energy and alertness; serzone, which added more AD effect and helps with sleep; and lastly (but not leastly), lithium, which is supposed to add AD effect and help to prevent cycling (into major depressive episodes). I am feeling significantly better with the lithium.
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