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ann55375
ann55375

has anyone had any success with noritriptylene for anxiety and depression when the newer drugs just makemthem feel worse?

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  • yasmine333
    yasmine333 ann55375

    Posted

    Nope was horrendous gave me awful migraines & horrible dreams. They may not have the same side effects for you though so worth a try if your doc thinks it will help. I'm done with AD's now sick of trying new ones!

    • ann55375
      ann55375 yasmine333

      Posted

      Yes, it was just a stab in the dark. I am done with trying so many a.d.s over last years and all terrible effects for me.  I am left on diazepam for anxiety and a psych who doesnt care
  • yasmine333
    yasmine333 ann55375

    Posted

    I completely understand, it's not nice having your body go through all the side effects & withdrawals time after time. The last appointment I had my doctor told me I'd 'exhausted all options' so I'm pretty much done. Shouldn't be so difficult to get some help.  

    • ann55375
      ann55375 yasmine333

      Posted

      You sound like me, they have given up on us as the normal drug regimes do not work.   There is a thing called treatment resistant depression and i think thats what it must be.  I will have another go at talk therapy but having tried everything i am not sure it will help.   Did they ever offer you ECT?  Mine havent as i think you have to be completely debilitated to have that.  Do you think the private sector would be any better?
    • yasmine333
      yasmine333 ann55375

      Posted

      Exactly it's like if the first few things they throw at you don't work then you're tossed aside & left to fend for yourself. Nope mine never offered ECT just meds & therapy but neither worked for me.

      I think most things are better when you go private you'd probably get alot more support & be given more options but metal health is so poorly treated worldwide I don't even know how much better going private would be

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