Posted by ihatedrugs on December 25, 2009, at 0:56:58
I came across some anecdotes from Askapatient. com and I had never heard of this med. It seems to be an older kind. According to the posters it helps your mood, does not cause weight gain and enhances your libido. Isn't this what we are all looking for? Any thoughts?
Below is one of the comments;
< Id give this more than a 5 rating if I could. As one of the earlier posters said, it is a mystery why protriptyline is not prescribed more. Partly this must be because it is in the older TCA class (although I am very supportive of new drug development, expiration of patent protection means that an older drug will not be promoted, no matter how effective it is). I am a neuroscience professor and have tried many different options, including Wellbutrin, Celexa, Effexor, Pristiq, Cymbalta, and Desipramine. Although effexor worked well for depression, the sexual side effects were worse than I was willing to put up with. Protriptyline has made me feel actually cheerful for the first time since I came down with depression about a year and a half ago. According to my wife, I am better than for the last 30 years... I find a fairly low dose works best for me (for this medication and the others), less than the usual recommended amount. I dont know if this would be true for other people. I gradually increase the dose of any new med until it starts working less well and then go back down to the amount that worked best.>ihatedrugs
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