Posted by brynb on September 14, 2012, at 19:45:05
In reply to Re: Different types of depression » brynb, posted by SLS on September 14, 2012, at 19:20:04
> > Thanks, Scott. I haven't heard back from him yet. I don't want to meddle with my med combo, but I wonder if my pdoc can give me something (even temporarily) that will work immediately (which the Tramadol does, but nothing is preventing the depression in the morning right now). Any suggestions? I'm trying to be positive and hope this will just pass. We'll see.
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> I hope that things will pass, too. Zyprexa might help as a temporary bridge to your next antidepressant treatment. If I were more certain of the potential for Latuda to act as a bridge, I would suggest that because it won't cause weight gain. If your baseline depression is one in which morning is your worst time of day, that would argue for the use of a TCA like imipramine. Parnate would be another drug to consider. These are rather old-fashioned treatments, but endogenous melancholic depression is a rather old foe. (I apologize if this is a redundant post).
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> - ScottThanks again, Scott. I really appreciate it. I'll see what my pdoc says (hopefully he'll return my call tomorrow). It seems as if my depression goes back and forth between melancholic and atypical. Not to mention it's not clear whether it's bipolar or not. I sometimes wonder if I should go off of everything and see what my baseline is. I say that kiddingly, really; last time I did a washout it was really bad news.
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