Posted by cubbybear on January 31, 2003, at 9:53:42
In reply to Aurorix/Manerix » cubbybear, posted by IsoM on January 31, 2003, at 2:29:31
> Cubby, don't give up on it yet. It may be starting to work as strange as that sounds. Often people will think they're feeling worse when starting a med
Sorry but I didn't "just" start this med. I first started taking it more than one month ago. I saw my pdoc tonight and he agreed that I had given it a fair enough trial. He was disinclined to raise the dose (using the phrase "therapeutic window" , (which I never really understood). He also proposed the option of augmenting the Aurorix with a small amount of Risperdal but I nearly cringed when I heard that this is an anti-psychotic drug. I want no part of this and don't want to start with any of these drug "cocktails" . Besides, adding the Risperdal would have doubled my costs, which I can't afford to do anyway. We agreed that I'd phase out the Aurorix starting now, and I will pick up the MAO Parnate when I visit the U.S. in March. Do you know from any of my previous posts that this drug was my life saver for 18 years?
In another vein. . . . . .
I'm sorry but your perception of my depression is not right at all. All I know is-- after so manty years of experience with depression, plus having tried a total of four different meds, and experiencing the feelings of this past week which were positively unparalleled-I believe that there's definitely something WRONG with an AD if the patient is feeling WORSE after giving it a whole month to work. I was actually feeling pretty decent when I started the Aurorix! Does this make sense? I can make an analogy: if you have an infection and start taking an anti-biotic for the full course, but the infection actually gets worse after giving it a full trial, what do you do? You switch to a different and more powerful anti-biotic.
Since my pdoc agreed that the Aurorix has evidently failed, and he is supportive of my decision to proceed with a withdrawal, that's good enough for me. I just can't tolerate what this drug has evidently done to me. I want my Parnate back and I'm going to get my trip plans in motion soon.
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