Posted by sfy on October 19, 2004, at 14:46:41
In reply to Re: Selegiline Phenylalanine » sfy, posted by karaS on October 18, 2004, at 23:40:38
> Have you gained a lot of weight from the mirtazapine? I would be terrified to take it for that reason.
I was up to, I believe, 30 mg. of mirtazapine at one point but never had any significant weight gain. For insomnia, I only take 7.5 mg but mirtazapine's side effects are sometimes greater at a lower dose.
Interestingly, I seem to have lost some weight while on the selegiline even though I haven't noticed any change in appetite or in my eating habits.
> I guess CBT helps a lot but sometimes you still can need help from meds or supplements.
At that point, I started CBT only after being on Nardil for a while which made it more helpful and effective. In my later experiences with CBT, I seem to hit this plateau or block at some point because I had no interest or outlet in which to apply it because of my dysthymia/anhedonia.
> Isn't Parnate usually more stimulating than Nardil? Have you considered Marplan? Or, getting back to supplements, have you ever tried St. John's Wort? It's supposed to be good for sleep.
Parnate is more stimulating but that is why it's supposed to be more effective for kickstarting me out of this low motivation/disinterest mode I'm in now. I don't really know where Marplan fits into the MAOI spectrum and if I'm going to go that route I'd rather go with the proven commodity first. (I've also thought of hanging on for the Emsam (selegiline) patch but who knows when that will happen).
I'd be wary of combining SJW with other antidepressants and I don't think in and of itself it's considered effective for my specific condition. And if I'm going to take something just to help insomnia, I'll go back to the tried and true (and relatively cheap) mirtazapine.
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