Posted by Bob on July 3, 2011, at 16:50:01
In reply to Re: Atypical depression - medication no longer helping » Roslynn, posted by Terry8 on July 1, 2011, at 16:07:28
> > I think MAOIs would work for me but I'm so scared of the Prozac washout.
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> Five weeks of hell with an end point in sight, or the possibility of the rest of your life with depression and no end in sight? It's tough, but think the washout is worth it.
The problem for me personally is that, not only would the washout be indescribably tough but also life threatening. To taper down and have nothing helping would put my life in peril. If the MAOI didn't work then the whole thing would be an exercise in trying to withstand suicidality. Then I'd have to try to get back off of the MAOI. If this hypothetical scenario did play out I could be looking at 2-3 months of severe instability: 2 weeks minimum washout, up to twelve weeks of waiting for Nardil or Parnate to work, and then possibly 2+ weeks of tapering down the MAOI.
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