Posted by Eilidh on March 1, 2003, at 7:12:04
In reply to my story- read this if you must, posted by matt66 on February 28, 2003, at 4:35:08
Matt,
Please correct me if I am wrong, but you sound as though you have given up on previous medications due to their side effects or lack of discernable improvement in your mood level. Not totally clear from your post if you have ever percevered with a medication, which is tolerable from a side effects point of view, to it's maximum therapeutic dosage range before regarding it as "no use"? Or has your desperaton to feel mood improvement always led to you giving up after the 3-4 week period?
To answer your question about maoi drugs there is a possibility that one maoi may work where another did not, as can happen with other groups of antidepressants too.
I have found relief from Nardil after 12 years of being as you describe a "functioning depressive". Please use this board, or other, to help support you while you try one, or more drugs, from commencemence through to maximum dosage range suitable for you before you regard it as "no use".( unless side effects necessitate you discontinue beforehand.)
It is often useful if you can have both medication and a talking therapy of some description at the same time. I don't know if this would be possible for you to achieve where you live, or if finances / insurance cover would prohibit it
I do not wish to sound patronising, but please remember that those of us who make use of this board can be side-tracked by issues while attempting to respond to the needs of others. However,at no point does this mean that we regard your specific need for support as less important, just that we get distracted by a comment made along the way. Occaisionally we forget the effect this may have upon the person who asked for assistance / support as we get caught up in attempting to calrify a point for ourselves. Do not let this put you off seeking support as we are all trying to do the same as you, i.e. achieve and maintain better mental health.
Good luck
Eilidh.
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