Posted by Katgirl on April 6, 2010, at 18:26:43
In reply to Re: Technical question on new anti-depressant » Katgirl, posted by bleauberry on April 6, 2010, at 17:33:41
Holy cow, I had no idea there was a neurotransmitter board!! Thanks for the "boot" to the right board, Dr. Bob.
Now a concern. Someone indicated that Remeron worked in a similar fashion to this drug. Remeron and I are NOT friends. Not suprising, hard to feel chummy about something that makes you feel sedated and yet angry and overstimulated at the same time! I think Remeron hit norepinephrine somehow too, though, which is probably where the problem lay for me. That was my last drug trial.
Thanks for your kind words bleauberry. I have to admit when I signed on to this site last fall, I was a bit afraid to admit I wasn't on a medication. Its not that I'm anti-med (despite what happened with the paxil), its that repeated failed drug trials and the resulting withdrawals left me worse and worse and worse. Once I regained my "footing" (poor wobbly brain! :) with rTMS I have been reluctant to upset the apple cart (geez, mixing metaphors, very bad!) by attempting anymore drugs. So, I have resolved to wait for newer drugs.
Unrealistic? Possibly. Heck, maybe even probably. I think a lot of my looking at "future" drugs may just be me trying to comfort myself. I hit a rough patch and I start searching, thinking maybe someday I will again find a medication that works for me. Until then, I continue to stay on my sleep schedule, try not to get too isolated, exercise, meditate, eat right and wait for a day when my small bubble of a world will again expand so I can do what "normal" people take for granted. Like maybe go back to school, or date or whatever it is the "normals" do. :)
OK, I got way off topic. But I am grateful to everyone on these boards. And it is good to know that I am not alone!
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