Posted by sk85 on June 23, 2012, at 11:38:25
In reply to Re: Memantine for Depression - How long to wait? » sk85, posted by SLS on June 23, 2012, at 5:41:49
I'm doing OK at the moment. Because I have EPS (dystonia) from the SSRIs my medication choice is very limited. I'm taking imipramine at the moment which doesn't aggravate any of my EPS symptoms, but adding in clomipramine would definately improve it, as it worked wonders in the past, but eventually quit it because of other side-effects. I'm devising a plan to get back on it to find the optimal balance between benefit and side-effects.
The most success in regard to mood I've had with, again, clomipramine, but not in the lower dosage range however. And I remeber feeling very good on Effexor just before it also started triggering dystonia.
I'm not advocating illegal treatments here, but as I can notice ketamine is getting a lot of praise here, have you ever considered experimenting with psilocybin. I've heard it having a very good after-effects in regard to bipolar depression. My own experience with it is mixed however. I tried it because there are number of anecdotal reports on Pubmed that it significantly alleviates OCD, which it did mostly, but it also had a bit uncomfortable mood flattening effect afterwards which I found not so great, but I would imagine it would actually work out really well for someone with bipolar issues, especially regarding (hypo)manic states. Any psilocybin use should be done in a safe and peaceful environment. It also a has studies backing up its antidepressant properties, but it is certainly a controversial and complicated substance to work around.-Ikaros
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