Considering the new information about the lack of adequate anti-depression

[Maraya1969]

medications not being very successful I wanted to share two things.

First, many years ago I had horrible scary thoughts that wouldn't go away, panic attacks, and depression. I had been treated unsuccessfully with Elavil and drugs like that.

Finally a doctor put me on Nardil which is an MAO inhibitor, (there are safer ones now that they tell you about at the link) Anyway it was miraculous. It took about 6 weeks but I woke up one day and the world was brighter, I was interested in things, I read the newspaper from cover to cover, (I am bipolar so it kind of shot me too far up but that was finally dealt with. I have heard about people coming out of depression and colors looks brighter and that was true for me.

So if anyone is treatment resistant maybe you can get information and give it to your doctor, (I wouldn't wait for the doctor - too many don't care enough)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoamine_oxidase_inhibitor

[Thor_MN]

1. I know someone who did not respond to any of the drugs they tried.

She did 2 separate courses of ECT. I took her through her second course and would not wish that on my worst enemy. It was tiring for me and all I did was drive her to/from and keep her on track with day to day stuff.

She finally was prescribed a Neuro Stimulator. I haven't had a lot of contact with her since before that, but I did hear that she said she almost wanted sunglasses after they turned it on because everything was much brighter and colors were more vibrant.

[olddots]

2. I took Nardil for 10 years

took Marplan for 8 years ( a discontinued drug like Nardil ) between those years I tok just about everything to see the results .

If you don'have high blood preasure and can live on a diet that shuns a strange array of foods Nardil is really cool .

AGAIN I mention a book called Manufacturing Depression that is chock full of info about meds and the mental health BUSINESS . it saved my life or helped save my life for what thats worth .

[Maraya1969]

3. I read the synopsis at Amazon. What I don't understand is why I used to feel as if something

very heavy was over me or in me? And what about when you get underpressed colors look brighter?