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Aug 01, 2018 at 07:51 AM
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Does anyone take an antidepressant that actually works for them? I have tried almost all of them and they give me problems with my anxiety disorders. Sometimes make me feel all wound up, too. I have taken prozac, effexor, lexapro, paxil, celexa, imipramine, zoloft and all gave me side effects I could not stand. I will see my psyche dr. later this month. Are there any left I have not tried? Oh yeah, I tried wellbutrin too and it made me very nervous. I may have to go the mood stabilizer route. Tried two of those and did not have good results (lamactil, topamax).
Any recommendations? __________________ One way to get the best out of life is to think of it as an adventure. William Feather Medications: Risperidone-1 mg.daily, Propranolol-20 mg. daily, Gabapentin-600 mg daily, Melatonin-3 mg. at bedtime, Nicotine Lozenges-2 mg., Vape Liquid-3 mg., One A Day Vitamins,
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Aug 01, 2018 at 05:48 PM
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Everyone is different there is no such thing as the perfect anti deppresant. I take wellbutrin and it works for me
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Aug 01, 2018 at 06:32 PM
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Whichever one works for you is he best antidepressant.
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Aug 02, 2018 at 11:29 AM
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I take Trielptal as a mood stabilizer, paxil and wellbutrin. and some stuff for anxiety. Those help my mood a lot, it's more stable than it's ever been in years. It's different for everyone though
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Aug 02, 2018 at 01:40 PM
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wellbutrin was good for me. celexa was good while agitated. after 6 months...too placid, too tranquilized. each person, each situation, is different.
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Aug 02, 2018 at 06:03 PM
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I use Emsam, which is an MAOI. It works really well for me and I'm bipolar so that's a hard thing to find. There are food and drug restrictions at certain doses but it is easy to get used to those. When nothing else works MAOIs are great and Emsam is a patch which makes it less difficult with restrictions since it is not digested with foods so it is the easiest MAOI as far as I am concerned.
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Aug 03, 2018 at 06:38 AM
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Like Guiness said there is no one best antidepressant. Pristiq is a newish one and there are others as well. Pristiq wasn't generic last I checked but my insurance covered it anyway since they said it was inexpensive enough. You've still got options, it's just a matter of trial and error.
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Aug 03, 2018 at 02:54 PM
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Aug 03, 2018 at 02:56 PM
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Aug 03, 2018 at 02:58 PM
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Aug 03, 2018 at 02:59 PM
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Aug 05, 2018 at 01:27 AM
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As others have said, there's no such thing. I've had luck with most of the meds except Prozac (allergic reaction — hives). I just haven't been able to tolerate the side effects and had to stop. That said, the only ones that've been helpful and relatively side effect free are Venlafaxine XR, Duloxetine XL, and Wellbutrin XL
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Aug 24, 2018 at 09:25 PM
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Definitely not Effexor
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