Posted by ChrisK on March 7, 2001, at 5:53:20
In reply to Re: Ziprasidone, could be a good one » Cece, posted by JohnX on March 7, 2001, at 4:15:55
John,
Just jumping into your conversation with Cece but have you considered trying Mirapex, especially with some of the news around here of late?
I've followed some of your woes as they are very close to mine. Although I didn't react at all to SSRI's, I did find a mild boost from Nortriptyline. I've stayed on that for a number of years now as my primary AD. After a couple of suicide attempts about 3 years ago I was started on Zyprexa. It made a world of difference. Zyprexa cleared up my ruminating thoughts and helped me get through some of my anxiety problems at the same time.
Unfortunately I spent the next few years looking for some way to combat the anhedonia without success. I tried Wellbutrin, Adderall, Ritalin, Provigil, almost anything that was supposed to be activating. Nothing got me over the hump..
Last Dec. I asked my pdoc about Selegiline and we agreed that we would both look at possibilities in Jan. When I went back I had found a lot of info on Mirapex and asked him if I could try it. After a few minutes with the PDR and the studies I gave him, we agreed to try it.
It has been the best thing that's happened to me since Zyprexa. I'm down to Norteriptyline, Zyprexa and Mirapex and for the first time in years I can feel my emotions again. It's been 2 1/2 months now and I still feel the good effects.
I know you have followed some of Mirapex threads but it has been great for my anhedonia problem. It may not be for everyone but you might want to give it a try.
Chris
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