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Posted by Britton on December 20, 2003, at 15:33:17
Hi, I have had a mild depression for 5 years now. Several months ago I saw a "pdoc" that charged me a bundle for some worthless chit chat and insurance doesnt cover psych outside of company employee assistance program. She prescibed me Lexapro which I tried for a couple months but it made me more depressed. I then read some posts on this site and decided to try Zoloft. Got my General Practicioner (who will give me anything I ask for) to prescribe. It worked GREAT for about two months. It was activating, I was more alert, more social and felt better almost from day one. Unfortunately it's activating properties have morphed into sedating. I cant so much as look at one of these pills now and I get very sleepy. I really dont know what to try next. There is so much info on this sight and of course everybody is different. I decided to appeal to some of you here for recomendations. I read somewhere on here Parnate might be good. What do you guys/gals recomend. Btw, Ritilin and the meth drugs are not an option due to my job probiting them and the fact they could show in a drug test. Thanks in advance for your advice. Oh yea, I did briefly try Wellbutrin with no noticable affect.
Posted by mtdew on December 20, 2003, at 17:17:21
In reply to Need something activating for depression, posted by Britton on December 20, 2003, at 15:33:17
You might give Prozac a try next. Prozac seems to be more activating than Celexa, which I'm taking now, and Zoloft, from what I've heard. Your initial good reaction to Zoloft would make it seem reasonable to stick with SSRIs.
Posted by Maxime on December 20, 2003, at 21:42:14
In reply to Need something activating for depression, posted by Britton on December 20, 2003, at 15:33:17
Effexor can be stimulating for some people and it is a powerful antidepressant. Have you tried it? In my case it was too stimulating and I went manic ...
Maxime
Posted by loolot on December 20, 2003, at 22:16:31
In reply to Need something activating for depression, posted by Britton on December 20, 2003, at 15:33:17
Did you try Wellbutrin at a higher dose? I think Wellbutrin is a nice activating depression med but it is not as effective at lower doses than the others mentioned in this thread.
Posted by Britton on December 22, 2003, at 13:04:04
In reply to Re: Need something activating for depression » Britton, posted by loolot on December 20, 2003, at 22:16:31
Thanks for the suggestions. About ten years ago I had a mild case of depression and tried prozac but it gave me bad headaches. Having said that I think I started with too much and didnt titrate? properly. I will give some of these ideas a try.
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