Posted by undopaminergic on April 13, 2008, at 4:12:46
In reply to Re: Lorazepam » dbc, posted by Quintal on April 9, 2008, at 16:52:58
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> Parnate was the only antidepressant that really worked for me, although dothiepin was pretty good too, but they don't like to prescribe it any more, hence lofepramine if he doesn't want to prescribe an MAOI.
>Wby would they be opposed to dothiepin, if that has been used safely and effectively before?
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> I was on a low dose of amisulpride too, but that wasn't helping much - in fact I think it was making me slightly manic. Like flupentixol, I think it's one of the APs that can actually trigger mania in some people.
>Yes, low doses of amisulpride are stimulating and generally inappropriate in anyone suffering from too much energy.
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> Hypomania can be adequately treated with lorazepam or another benzo, if it needs treating at all. Atypicals are just overkill and I want nothing more to do with them.
>What calmed me down a few months ago when I was having my only hypomanic-like episode (with somewhat overwhelming enthusiasm and racing thoughts) so far was 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP). Sertraline turned out to be overkill and more or less spoiled my "high".
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