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Posted by ChicagoKat on October 9, 2012, at 17:42:10
I've thanked everyone in general, but Scott and Jono, I owe extra thanks to you guys. So thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your advice and help. You have helped me beat the monster and become the happy woman I can now say I am :D
Kat
Posted by jono_in_adelaide on October 9, 2012, at 18:47:19
In reply to ty to my knights in shining armor,SLS+Jono, posted by ChicagoKat on October 9, 2012, at 17:42:10
A pleasure to help kat, you actualy found your ideal cocktail on your own though, congratulations on feeling so much better!
Posted by ChicagoKat on October 9, 2012, at 21:10:41
In reply to Re: ty to my knights in shining armor,SLS+Jono, posted by jono_in_adelaide on October 9, 2012, at 18:47:19
> A pleasure to help kat, you actualy found your ideal cocktail on your own though, congratulations on feeling so much better!
thanks so much Jono, but you did help, there's no doubt of that. Just listening, and on occasion making me laugh helped immensely too. so I thank you again.
Posted by SLS on October 10, 2012, at 13:46:06
In reply to ty to my knights in shining armor,SLS+Jono, posted by ChicagoKat on October 9, 2012, at 17:42:10
Hi Kat.
I am very happy that you are responding to treatment. I am hopeful that you will continue to improve.
One caveat:
Recovery from depression is not always a straight line upwards. You might experiences periodic worsenings, but, hopefully, the trend over time will remain towards improvement. Also - some people feel a little "too good" when Nardil first begins to kick in. Just in case you do experience this hypomanic state, I hope you are not too disappointed when you settle into normothymia (euthymia). Some people spend years trying to chase and replicate this hypomanic state with Nardil. This is not good.
Otherwise:
Woohoo!
- Scott
Posted by ChicagoKat on October 10, 2012, at 15:35:09
In reply to Re: ty to my knights in shining armor,SLS+Jono » ChicagoKat, posted by SLS on October 10, 2012, at 13:46:06
> Hi Kat.
>
> I am very happy that you are responding to treatment. I am hopeful that you will continue to improve.
>
> One caveat:
>
> Recovery from depression is not always a straight line upwards. You might experiences periodic worsenings, but, hopefully, the trend over time will remain towards improvement. Also - some people feel a little "too good" when Nardil first begins to kick in. Just in case you do experience this hypomanic state, I hope you are not too disappointed when you settle into normothymia (euthymia). Some people spend years trying to chase and replicate this hypomanic state with Nardil. This is not good.
>
> Otherwise:
>
> Woohoo!
>
>
> - ScottDear Scott,
It's so good to hear from you! And thanks so much for your well wishes; they are much appreciated.You were right to warn me...I do think that for a few days there I was experiencing hypomania. It disappeared suddenly today as if a switch had been flipped. Now I'm back to the euthymia which you predicted. I must admit, I am missing the hypomania big time...damn, but it was fun while it lasted! :D For the life of me, I have never understood why hypomania is always listed as an 'adverse' event. It's an incredibly wonderful state! But, I will be glad and appreciative of the state of euthymia that I have attained. Way better than a week ago, when I was constantly crying and telling my husband that if the Nardil didn't work it was either gonna be suicide or heroin addiction.
How are you feeling these days? Much better, I truly hope.
Kat
Posted by SLS on October 10, 2012, at 16:26:54
In reply to Re: ty to my knights in shining armor,SLS+Jono » SLS, posted by ChicagoKat on October 10, 2012, at 15:35:09
> How are you feeling these days? Much better, I truly hope.
Not terrible, but not great. I lost a few weeks for having performed a trial of doxazosin (T1/2 = 22h) as a substitute for prazosin (T1/2 = 3h). Both are NE alpha-1 receptor antagonists. I was hoping to switch to a drug that would maintain a more consistent blood level. I was surprised that the doxazosin didn't work, but this just goes to serve as an example that there is much that we don't know about the brain and the drugs that affect it. I restarted prazosin yesterday. Today has been better. I'll just have to learn how to finesse the dose.
Thanks for asking.
- Scott
Posted by ChicagoKat on October 10, 2012, at 16:41:29
In reply to Re: ty to my knights in shining armor,SLS+Jono » ChicagoKat, posted by SLS on October 10, 2012, at 16:26:54
> > How are you feeling these days? Much better, I truly hope.
>
> Not terrible, but not great. I lost a few weeks for having performed a trial of doxazosin (T1/2 = 22h) as a substitute for prazosin (T1/2 = 3h). Both are NE alpha-1 receptor antagonists. I was hoping to switch to a drug that would maintain a more consistent blood level. I was surprised that the doxazosin didn't work, but this just goes to serve as an example that there is much that we don't know about the brain and the drugs that affect it. I restarted prazosin yesterday. Today has been better. I'll just have to learn how to finesse the dose.
>
> Thanks for asking.
>
>
> - Scott
>I'm sorry the doxazosin didn't work out. But I'm glad you're back on the prazosin and that today has been better. I have a post at the end of the board that I'd really appreciate your input on...mostly has to do with antihypertensives with MAOIs. Prazosin is actually one of the agents I was interested in asking my PCP about.
Hope you continue to feel better and better,
Kat
p.s. I agree with you when you say there is much we don't know about the brain. I sometimes think we know about as much about the brain as we do about the universe.
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