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Re: Back to ya, dragonslayer

Posted by falconman on March 18, 2003, at 22:03:01

In reply to Back to ya, falconman, posted by Dragonslayer on March 18, 2003, at 21:03:24

hi there,
from your last post I can clearly see why more AD's seem out of the question at the moment. I will say though, that 4 week trials aren't great. Quite often in this time you get the brunt of the side effects without any anti-depressant results. I feel like a hypocrit saying this, as I've done trials on the meds you've been on and they didn't work after 5 months + the side effects didn't really ease up at all. I'm just trying to be as objective as I can.

I've been on over 10 AD's and other drugs anti-convulsants etc. I'm now on nothing (first time in 5 years). The only AD's i've not tried are the MAOi's, so i'm interested in giving maybe Nardil or Parnate a shot. Could be a life saver or maybe i'll feel as rough as I did on the others (thats if I can convince a doc to try me on one).

I was never this panicky/anxious when I was on Klonopin, but I think I'm maybe a bit less depressed, don't really know. Thats why I put up a post on benzo's reducing dopamine function, as a possible theory for why taking klonopin might lower mood and drive. Trying to figure it all out. Got a feeling i'll be doing that for the rest of my days!

Anyway about Klonopin. It allowed me to function, in that I could go out socially etc. But I didn't enjoy peoples company, i was always too spaced out. I had no drive for anything and experienced no pleasure.

Now without the klonopin I can't really function at all. I've not left the house since I came off it, but you know what. I don't no which reality is better. I can't stand the thought of going through life like a life-less empty shell, speaking to people and pretending I'm interested all the time.

Maybe I should try augumenting Klonopin with Nardil or something.I could go on all day going round in circles.

Despite what has happened to you and if things don't improve naturally, I hope one day you give yourself a chance with a different type of med such as an MAOI It could really turn things round.

Good luck
Falcon


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