Posted by owensmar on August 25, 2004, at 15:40:03
In reply to Re: To Scott » owensmar, posted by iris2 on August 25, 2004, at 14:10:26
> I saw your post and thought I maybe could help. I too am interested in having my cortical levels tested. Here are a few links I found.
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> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030530/msgs/231255.html
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> http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003694.htm
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> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030525/msgs/230049.html
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> In a book called "The Antidepressant Survival Program" it says one test is ASI (adrenal stress index) and another is a standard adrenal test.
>Thanks for the links. There was great information there. Some of it was way over my head but I'm printing it out to puzzle over.
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> I am not as knowledgeable as Scott but if the Effexor is not doing the job I would probably try something else that is not an SSRI. So Cymbalta would be one option. I have not heard of imipramine poop out but since it did not work the second time you took it anything is possible. Considering that it worked so well at first and the likelihood of poop out is not great it is also an option. My observation with others is that if Effexor is not working the tricyclic is less likely to work too. That is only an observation of others though.I didn't get the Imipramine poop out until they took me off it and then put me back on it after relapse (with a couple others in b etween).
As far as Effexor not working. ITs hard to say how well it might work if I could take more than 37.5 mg per day. Above that the side effects are intolerable. At least I don't imagine different ways to kill myself while I'm on the Effexor. That's something, I guess. I hate the anhedonia and the total lack of energy, though.
Thanks for the info
Marsha
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